.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GFDL-1.1-no-invariants-or-later
.. c:namespace:: DTV.video

.. _VIDEO_GET_CAPABILITIES:

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VIDEO_GET_CAPABILITIES
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Name
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VIDEO_GET_CAPABILITIES

.. attention:: This ioctl is deprecated.

Synopsis
--------

.. c:macro:: VIDEO_GET_CAPABILITIES

``int ioctl(fd, VIDEO_GET_CAPABILITIES, unsigned int *cap)``

Arguments
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       -  int fd

       -  File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().

    -  .. row 2

       -  int request

       -  Equals VIDEO_GET_CAPABILITIES for this command.

    -  .. row 3

       -  unsigned int \*cap

       -  Pointer to a location where to store the capability information.

Description
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This ioctl call asks the video device about its decoding capabilities.
On success it returns and integer which has bits set according to the
defines in section ??.

Return Value
------------

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.