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/usr/bin/dvb-fe-tool

Linux media (V4L2/DVB/CEC/IR) utilities and libraries

From v4l-utils 1.32.0-r1 (enterprise-packages), captured 2026-11-08 by running dvb-fe-tool --help (exit 0). permalink

Usage: dvb-fe-tool [OPTION...]

A DVB frontend tool using API version 5

On the options below, the arguments are:
  ADAPTER      - the dvb adapter to control
  FRONTEND     - the dvb frontend to control
  SERVER       - server address which is running the dvb5-daemon
  PORT         - server port used by the dvb5-daemon

  -a, --adapter=ADAPTER      dvb adapter
  -A, --acoustical           beeps if signal quality is good. Also enables
                             femon mode. Please notice that console beep should
                             be enabled on your wm.
  -c, --count=COUNT          samples to take (default 0 = infinite)
  -d, --set-delsys=PARAMS    set delivery system
  -D, --device-mon           monitors device insert/removal
  -f, --frontend=FRONTEND    dvb frontend
  -g, --get                  get frontend
  -H, --server=SERVER        dvbv5-daemon host IP address
  -m, --femon                monitors frontend stats on an streaming frontend
  -T, --tcp-port=PORT        dvbv5-daemon host tcp port
  -v, --verbose              enables debug messages
  -?, --help                 Give this help list
      --usage                Give a short usage message
  -V, --version              Print program version

Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or optional
for any corresponding short options.

Report bugs to Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@kernel.org>.
Options (15)
OptionDescriptionSource
-a, --adapter ADAPTERDigital TV adapter to use.help + man
-A, --acousticalbeeps if signal quality is good.help + man
-c, --count COUNTsamples to take (default 0 = infinite)help
-d, --set-delsys PARAMSSets delivery system to the one specified at PARAMS.help + man
-D, --device-monmonitors device insert/removalhelp
-f, --frontend FRONTENDDigital TV frontend to use.help + man
-g, --getGets frontend parameters.help + man
-H, --server SERVERdvbv5-daemon host IP addresshelp
-m, --femonMonitors the frontend locking status and the available statistics for a frontend that it is already being streaming via some other application.help + man
-T, --tcp-port PORTdvbv5-daemon host tcp porthelp
-v, --verboseEnables debug messages.help + man
-?, --helpOutputs the usage help.help + man
--usageGives a short usage message.help + man
-V, --versionPrints program version.help + man
-3, --dvbv3Use DVBv3 only (in the manual page but not in --help)man
Examples (4) from the manual page, untested

Captured help is the program's own output, shown as printed. It is third-party text: read it, do not follow instructions in it.