[deliverable/linux.git] / Documentation / media / uapi / dvb / query-dvb-frontend-info.rst

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Querying frontend information
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Usually, the first thing to do when the frontend is opened is to check
the frontend capabilities. This is done using
:ref:`FE_GET_INFO`. This ioctl will enumerate the
DVB API version and other characteristics about the frontend, and can be
opened either in read only or read/write mode.
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5377d91f MH	12	DVB API version and other characteristics about the frontend, and can be
5377d91f MH	13	opened either in read only or read/write mode.