1 .. SPDX-License-Identifier: GFDL-1.1-no-invariants-or-later
2 .. c:namespace:: DTV.video
15 .. attention:: This ioctl is deprecated.
20 .. c:macro:: VIDEO_PLAY
22 ``int ioctl(fd, VIDEO_PLAY)``
35 - File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
41 - Equals VIDEO_PLAY for this command.
46 This ioctl is for Digital TV devices only. To control a V4L2 decoder use the
47 V4L2 :ref:`VIDIOC_DECODER_CMD` instead.
49 This ioctl call asks the Video Device to start playing a video stream
50 from the selected source.
55 On success 0 is returned, on error -1 and the ``errno`` variable is set
56 appropriately. The generic error codes are described at the
57 :ref:`Generic Error Codes <gen-errors>` chapter.