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.. _VIDEO_PLAY:
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VIDEO_PLAY
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Name
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VIDEO_PLAY
Synopsis
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.. c:function:: int ioctl(fd, int request = VIDEO_PLAY)
Arguments
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- int fd
- File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
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- int request
- Equals VIDEO_PLAY for this command.
Description
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This ioctl is for DVB devices only. To control a V4L2 decoder use the
V4L2 :ref:`VIDIOC_DECODER_CMD` instead.
This ioctl call asks the Video Device to start playing a video stream
from the selected source.
Return Value
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On success 0 is returned, on error -1 and the ``errno`` variable is set
appropriately. The generic error codes are described at the
:ref:`Generic Error Codes <gen-errors>` chapter.