NAME
zvbid - VBI proxy daemon
SYNOPSIS
zvbid [ options ]
DESCRIPTION
zvbid is a proxy for VBI devices, i.e.
it forwards one or more VBI data streams to one or more connected
clients and manages channel change requests.
OPTIONS
- -dev path
- Path of a device from which to read data. This argument can be
given several times with different devices.
- -buffers count
- Number of buffers to allocate for capturing VBI raw data from
devices which support streaming (currently only video4linux, rev.
2) A higher number of buffers can prevent data loss in case of high
latency. The downside is higher memory consumption (typically 65kB
per buffer.) Default count is 8, maximum is 32.
- -nodetach
- Daemon process remains connected to the terminal from which it
was started (e.g. so that you can stop it by pressing Control-C
keys). Intended for trouble shooting only.
- -kill
- Terminates a proxy daemon running for the given device.
- -debug level
- Enables debug output: 0= off(default); 1= general messages; In
addition 2, 4, 8, ... can be added to enable debug output for
various categories.
- -syslog level
- Enables syslog output.
- -loglevel level
- Log file level
- -logfile path
- Path to the log file.
- -maxclients count
- Max. number of clients which are allowed to connect
simultaneously.
- -help
- Print a short description of all command line
options.
SEE ALSO
zvbi-chains(1),
v4l-conf(8)
http://zapping.sourceforge.net/
(homepage)
AUTHOR
Tom Zoerner (tomzo AT users.sourceforge.net)
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2003,2004 Tom Zoerner
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
License, or (at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.