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[0fe2f5b] | 7 | <!ENTITY v4l-download-http "https://www.linuxtv.org/downloads/v4l-utils/v4l-utils-&v4l-utils-version;.tar.bz2">
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[80dbc4c8] | 8 | <!ENTITY v4l-download-ftp " ">
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[51ba03e] | 9 | <!ENTITY v4l-md5sum "8aa73287320a49e9170a8255d7b2c7e6">
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| 10 | <!ENTITY v4l-size "2.0 MB">
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[bd45e10] | 12 | <!ENTITY v4l-time "0.5 SBU (using parallelism=4)">
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[80dbc4c8] | 13 | ]>
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| 14 |
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| 15 | <sect1 id="v4l-utils" xreflabel="v4l-utils-&v4l-utils-version;">
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[2e14d58] | 16 | <?dbhtml filename="v4l-utils.html" ?>
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[80dbc4c8] | 17 |
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| 18 | <sect1info>
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[d027410] | 19 | <date>$Date$</date>
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[80dbc4c8] | 20 | </sect1info>
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| 21 |
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| 22 | <title>v4l-utils-&v4l-utils-version;</title>
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| 23 |
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| 24 | <indexterm zone="v4l-utils">
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| 25 | <primary sortas="a-v4l-utils">v4l-utils</primary>
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| 26 | </indexterm>
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| 27 |
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| 28 | <sect2 role="package">
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| 29 | <title>Introduction to v4l-utils</title>
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| 30 |
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| 31 | <para>
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[94b42903] | 32 | <application>v4l-utils</application> provides a series of utilities for
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[80dbc4c8] | 33 | media devices, allowing to handle the proprietary formats available at
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[f3429309] | 34 | most webcams (libv4l), and providing tools to test V4L devices.
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[80dbc4c8] | 35 | </para>
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| 36 |
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[38030654] | 37 | &lfs111_checked;
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[80dbc4c8] | 38 |
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| 39 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
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| 40 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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| 41 | <listitem>
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| 42 | <para>
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| 43 | Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&v4l-download-http;"/>
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| 44 | </para>
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| 45 | </listitem>
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| 46 | <listitem>
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| 47 | <para>
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| 48 | Download (FTP): <ulink url="&v4l-download-ftp;"/>
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| 49 | </para>
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| 50 | </listitem>
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| 51 | <listitem>
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| 52 | <para>
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| 53 | Download MD5 sum: &v4l-md5sum;
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| 54 | </para>
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| 55 | </listitem>
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| 56 | <listitem>
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| 57 | <para>
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| 58 | Download size: &v4l-size;
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| 59 | </para>
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| 60 | </listitem>
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| 61 | <listitem>
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| 62 | <para>
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| 63 | Estimated disk space required: &v4l-buildsize;
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| 64 | </para>
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| 65 | </listitem>
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| 66 | <listitem>
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| 67 | <para>
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| 68 | Estimated build time: &v4l-time;
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| 69 | </para>
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| 70 | </listitem>
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| 71 | </itemizedlist>
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[51ba03e] | 72 | <!--
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[973a31d] | 73 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Additional Downloads</bridgehead>
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| 74 | <itemizedlist>
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| 75 | <listitem>
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| 76 | <para>
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| 77 | Required patch:
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[e3cdc02a] | 78 | <ulink url="&patch-root;/v4l-utils-&v4l-utils-version;-upstream_fixes-1.patch"/>
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[973a31d] | 79 | </para>
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| 80 | </listitem>
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| 81 | </itemizedlist>
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[51ba03e] | 82 | -->
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[80dbc4c8] | 83 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">v4l-utils Dependencies</bridgehead>
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| 84 |
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[8e9b706] | 85 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
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| 86 | <para role="required">
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| 87 | <xref linkend="llvm"/> (with target BPF)
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| 88 | </para>
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| 89 |
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[80dbc4c8] | 90 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Recommended</bridgehead>
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[c6ea0bd] | 91 | <para role="recommended">
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[a3af18e] | 92 | <xref linkend="alsa-lib"/>,
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| 93 | <xref linkend="glu"/>,
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| 94 | <xref linkend="libjpeg"/>, and
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[80dbc4c8] | 95 | <xref linkend="qt5"/>
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| 96 | </para>
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| 97 |
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| 98 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
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| 99 | <para role="optional">
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[58e0a9a] | 100 | <xref linkend="doxygen"/> and
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| 101 | <xref linkend="sdl2"/>
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[80dbc4c8] | 102 | </para>
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| 103 |
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| 104 | <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
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| 105 | <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/v4l-utils"/>
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| 106 | </para>
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| 107 | </sect2>
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| 108 |
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| 109 | <sect2 role="installation">
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| 110 | <title>Installation of v4l-utils</title>
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[51ba03e] | 111 | <!--
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[e3cdc02a] | 112 | <para>
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[8558044] | 113 | First, apply a patch to fix building with GCC-11.1 if
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[e3cdc02a] | 114 | <xref role="nodep" linkend="qt5"/> is installed:
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| 115 | </para>
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| 116 |
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| 117 | <screen><userinput remap="pre">patch -Np1 -i ../v4l-utils-&v4l-utils-version;-upstream_fixes-1.patch</userinput></screen>
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[51ba03e] | 118 | -->
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[80dbc4c8] | 119 | <para>
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| 120 | Install <application>v4l-utils</application> by running
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| 121 | the following commands:
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| 122 | </para>
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| 123 |
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[91219185] | 124 | <screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr \
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[80dbc4c8] | 125 | --sysconfdir=/etc \
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| 126 | --disable-static &&
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| 127 | make</userinput></screen>
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| 128 |
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| 129 | <para>
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| 130 | This package does not come with a testsuite.
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| 131 | </para>
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| 132 |
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| 133 | <para>
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| 134 | Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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| 135 | </para>
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| 136 |
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[126313f8] | 137 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make -j1 install</userinput></screen>
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[80dbc4c8] | 138 |
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| 139 | </sect2>
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| 140 |
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| 141 | <sect2 role="content">
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| 142 | <title>Contents</title>
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| 143 |
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| 144 | <segmentedlist>
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| 145 | <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
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| 146 | <segtitle>Installed Library</segtitle>
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| 147 | <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
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| 148 |
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| 149 | <seglistitem>
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| 150 | <seg>
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[91982e2] | 151 | cec-compliance,
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| 152 | cec-ctl,
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| 153 | cec-follower,
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[e5e7a1d] | 154 | cx18-ctl,
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[80dbc4c8] | 155 | decode_tm6000,
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| 156 | dvb-fe-tool,
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| 157 | dvb-format-convert,
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[91982e2] | 158 | dvbv5-daemon,
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[80dbc4c8] | 159 | dvbv5-scan,
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| 160 | dvbv5-zap,
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[91982e2] | 161 | ir-ctl,
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[80dbc4c8] | 162 | ir-keytable,
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| 163 | ivtv-ctl,
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| 164 | media-ctl,
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| 165 | qv4l2,
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[e3cdc02a] | 166 | qvidcap,
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[80dbc4c8] | 167 | rds-ctl,
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| 168 | v4l2-compliance,
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| 169 | v4l2-ctl,
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| 170 | v4l2-dbg, and
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| 171 | v4l2-sysfs-path
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| 172 | </seg>
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| 173 | <seg>
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| 174 | libdvbv5.so,
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| 175 | libv4l1.so,
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| 176 | libv4l2.so,
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| 177 | libv4l2rds.so,
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| 178 | libv4lconvert.so,
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| 179 | v4l1compat.so, and
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| 180 | v4l2convert.so
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| 181 | </seg>
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| 182 | <seg>
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[0fe2f5b] | 183 | /etc/rc_keymaps,
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| 184 | /lib/udev/rc_keymaps,
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[8538618] | 185 | /usr/include/libdvbv5, and
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| 186 | /usr/lib/libv4l
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[80dbc4c8] | 187 | </seg>
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| 188 | </seglistitem>
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| 189 | </segmentedlist>
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| 190 |
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| 191 | <variablelist>
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| 192 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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| 193 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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| 194 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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| 195 |
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[e5e7a1d] | 196 | <varlistentry id="cx18-ctl">
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| 197 | <term><command>cx18-ctl</command></term>
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| 198 | <listitem>
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| 199 | <para>
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[4c24eb0a] | 200 | is a tool to handle cx18 based devices
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[e5e7a1d] | 201 | </para>
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| 202 | <indexterm zone="v4l-utils cx18-ctl">
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| 203 | <primary sortas="b-cx18-ctl">cx18-ctl</primary>
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| 204 | </indexterm>
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| 205 | </listitem>
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| 206 | </varlistentry>
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| 207 |
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| 208 | <varlistentry id="decode_tm6000">
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| 209 | <term><command>decode_tm6000</command></term>
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| 210 | <listitem>
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| 211 | <para>
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[4c24eb0a] | 212 | decodes multiplexed formats from TM5600/TM6000 USB devices
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[e5e7a1d] | 213 | </para>
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| 214 | <indexterm zone="v4l-utils decode_tm6000">
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| 215 | <primary sortas="b-decode_tm6000">decode_tm6000</primary>
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| 216 | </indexterm>
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| 217 | </listitem>
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| 218 | </varlistentry>
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| 219 |
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[80dbc4c8] | 220 | <varlistentry id="dvb-fe-tool">
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| 221 | <term><command>dvb-fe-tool</command></term>
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| 222 | <listitem>
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| 223 | <para>
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[4c24eb0a] | 224 | is a command line tool for digital TV services
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[80dbc4c8] | 225 | </para>
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| 226 | <indexterm zone="v4l-utils dvb-fe-tool">
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| 227 | <primary sortas="b-dvb-fe-tool">dvb-fe-tool</primary>
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| 228 | </indexterm>
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| 229 | </listitem>
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| 230 | </varlistentry>
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| 231 |
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| 232 | <varlistentry id="dvb-format-convert">
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| 233 | <term><command>dvb-format-convert</command></term>
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| 234 | <listitem>
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| 235 | <para>
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| 236 | is a tool meant to convert among different file formats. It is
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[4c24eb0a] | 237 | compliant with version 5 of the DVB API
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[80dbc4c8] | 238 | </para>
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| 239 | <indexterm zone="v4l-utils dvb-format-convert">
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| 240 | <primary sortas="b-dvb-format-convert">dvb-format-convert</primary>
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| 241 | </indexterm>
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| 242 | </listitem>
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| 243 | </varlistentry>
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| 244 |
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| 245 | <varlistentry id="dvbv5-scan">
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| 246 | <term><command>dvbv5-scan</command></term>
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| 247 | <listitem>
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| 248 | <para>
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[4cc74e03] | 249 | is a command line frequency scanning tool for digital TV
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[4c24eb0a] | 250 | services that are compliant with version 5 of the DVB API
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[80dbc4c8] | 251 | </para>
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| 252 | <indexterm zone="v4l-utils dvbv5-scan">
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| 253 | <primary sortas="b-dvbv5-scan">dvbv5-scan</primary>
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| 254 | </indexterm>
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| 255 | </listitem>
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| 256 | </varlistentry>
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| 257 |
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| 258 | <varlistentry id="dvbv5-zap">
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| 259 | <term><command>dvbv5-zap</command></term>
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| 260 | <listitem>
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| 261 | <para>
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[f3429309] | 262 | is a command line tuning tool for digital TV services
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[4c24eb0a] | 263 | that is compliant with version 5 of the DVB API
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[80dbc4c8] | 264 | </para>
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| 265 | <indexterm zone="v4l-utils dvbv5-zap">
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| 266 | <primary sortas="b-dvbv5-zap">dvbv5-zap</primary>
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| 267 | </indexterm>
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| 268 | </listitem>
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| 269 | </varlistentry>
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| 270 |
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| 271 | <varlistentry id="ir-keytable">
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| 272 | <term><command>ir-keytable</command></term>
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| 273 | <listitem>
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| 274 | <para>
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[f3429309] | 275 | is a tool that lists the Remote Controller devices, allows one
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| 276 | to get/set IR keycode/scancode tables, test events generated by
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[4c24eb0a] | 277 | IR, and to adjust other Remote Controller options
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[80dbc4c8] | 278 | </para>
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| 279 | <indexterm zone="v4l-utils ir-keytable">
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| 280 | <primary sortas="b-ir-keytable">ir-keytable</primary>
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| 281 | </indexterm>
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| 282 | </listitem>
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| 283 | </varlistentry>
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| 284 |
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[e5e7a1d] | 285 | <varlistentry id="ivtv-ctl">
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| 286 | <term><command>ivtv-ctl</command></term>
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| 287 | <listitem>
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| 288 | <para>
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| 289 | is a utility that can control many card settings, like changing
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| 290 | the inputs from tuner to svideo or composite, setting video
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[4c24eb0a] | 291 | resolution or changing video mode (PAL, SECAM, NTSC)
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[e5e7a1d] | 292 | </para>
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| 293 | <indexterm zone="v4l-utils ivtv-ctl">
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| 294 | <primary sortas="b-ivtv-ctl">ivtv-ctl</primary>
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| 295 | </indexterm>
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| 296 | </listitem>
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| 297 | </varlistentry>
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| 298 |
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| 299 | <varlistentry id="media-ctl">
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| 300 | <term><command>media-ctl</command></term>
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| 301 | <listitem>
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| 302 | <para>
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[4c24eb0a] | 303 | is a utility used to configure V4L2 devices
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[e5e7a1d] | 304 | </para>
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| 305 | <indexterm zone="v4l-utils media-ctl">
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| 306 | <primary sortas="b-media-ctl">media-ctl</primary>
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| 307 | </indexterm>
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| 308 | </listitem>
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| 309 | </varlistentry>
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| 310 |
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[80dbc4c8] | 311 | <varlistentry id="qv4l2">
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| 312 | <term><command>qv4l2</command></term>
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| 313 | <listitem>
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| 314 | <para>
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[4c24eb0a] | 315 | is used to test video4linux capture devices
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[80dbc4c8] | 316 | </para>
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| 317 | <indexterm zone="v4l-utils qv4l2">
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| 318 | <primary sortas="b-qv4l2">qv4l2</primary>
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| 319 | </indexterm>
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| 320 | </listitem>
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| 321 | </varlistentry>
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| 322 |
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[e3cdc02a] | 323 | <varlistentry id="qvidcap">
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| 324 | <term><command>qvidcap</command></term>
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| 325 | <listitem>
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| 326 | <para>
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| 327 | is used to capture video from a V4L2 device
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| 328 | </para>
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| 329 | <indexterm zone="v4l-utils qvidcap">
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| 330 | <primary sortas="b-qvidcap">qvidcap</primary>
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| 331 | </indexterm>
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| 332 | </listitem>
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| 333 | </varlistentry>
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| 334 |
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[e5e7a1d] | 335 | <varlistentry id="rds-ctl">
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| 336 | <term><command>rds-ctl</command></term>
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| 337 | <listitem>
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| 338 | <para>
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| 339 | is a utility for decoding raw RDS data from V4L2 Radio devices
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[4c24eb0a] | 340 | and offers simple ways to access the received RDS information
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[e5e7a1d] | 341 | </para>
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| 342 | <indexterm zone="v4l-utils rds-ctl">
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| 343 | <primary sortas="b-rds-ctl">rds-ctl</primary>
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| 344 | </indexterm>
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| 345 | </listitem>
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| 346 | </varlistentry>
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| 347 |
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| 348 | <varlistentry id="v4l2-compliance">
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| 349 | <term><command>v4l2-compliance</command></term>
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| 350 | <listitem>
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| 351 | <para>
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[4c24eb0a] | 352 | is a compliance test tool
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[e5e7a1d] | 353 | </para>
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| 354 | <indexterm zone="v4l-utils v4l2-compliance">
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| 355 | <primary sortas="b-v4l2-compliance">v4l2-compliance</primary>
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| 356 | </indexterm>
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| 357 | </listitem>
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| 358 | </varlistentry>
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| 359 |
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| 360 | <varlistentry id="v4l2-ctl">
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| 361 | <term><command>v4l2-ctl</command></term>
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| 362 | <listitem>
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| 363 | <para>
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[4c24eb0a] | 364 | is a tool to control v4l2 controls from the cmdline
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[e5e7a1d] | 365 | </para>
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| 366 | <indexterm zone="v4l-utils v4l2-ctl">
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| 367 | <primary sortas="b-v4l2-ctl">v4l2-ctl</primary>
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| 368 | </indexterm>
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| 369 | </listitem>
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| 370 | </varlistentry>
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| 371 |
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| 372 | <varlistentry id="v4l2-dbg">
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| 373 | <term><command>v4l2-dbg</command></term>
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| 374 | <listitem>
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| 375 | <para>
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[4c24eb0a] | 376 | is a tool to directly get and set registers of v4l2 devices
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[e5e7a1d] | 377 | </para>
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| 378 | <indexterm zone="v4l-utils v4l2-dbg">
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| 379 | <primary sortas="b-v4l2-dbg">v4l2-dbg</primary>
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| 380 | </indexterm>
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| 381 | </listitem>
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| 382 | </varlistentry>
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| 383 |
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| 384 | <varlistentry id="v4l2-sysfs-path">
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| 385 | <term><command>v4l2-sysfs-path</command></term>
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| 386 | <listitem>
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| 387 | <para>
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| 388 | checks the media devices installed on a machine and the
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[4c24eb0a] | 389 | corresponding device nodes
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[e5e7a1d] | 390 | </para>
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| 391 | <indexterm zone="v4l-utils v4l2-sysfs-path">
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| 392 | <primary sortas="b-v4l2-sysfs-path">v4l2-sysfs-path</primary>
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| 393 | </indexterm>
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| 394 | </listitem>
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| 395 | </varlistentry>
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