[linux-dvb] Re: tzap (apps-1.1.0) modification

[Johannes Stezenbach <js@convergence.de>]

bmh@arkady.demon.co.uk wrote:
> 
> I couldn't find a simple (command line) way to record a DVB-T program
> from a channel for a set length of time eg. scheduled from an "at"
> job.
> 
> My quick hack to tzap.c (from linuxtv-dvb-apps-1.1.0/util/szap/tzap.c)
> is available from http://www.arkady.demon.co.uk/tzap.c.gz
> 
> The new flags are:
> -R              Record mode (to stdout or filename specified with -o)
> -t secs         Record time
> -o filename     Output filename (sets -R)
> -s              Only print summary
> -S              Run silently (no output)
> 
> Examples of use might be:
>         tzap -t 3600 -o prog.mpg "BBC ONE"
> or      tzap -t 1800 -R "BBC TWO" |ts2ps nnn nnn > prog2.mpg
> 
> If you don't use any of the new flags the only difference is that all of
> tzap's messages go to stderr (was stdout) to allow for mpeg output on stdout.

I'm sorry I still had no time to test your tzap patch.

One thing I would like to have changed is: Drop -o, and make
-R take the filename parameter. One can still use /dev/stdout,
or you could support the common "-" special filename.

IMHO it is too easy to trash your console with binary data.

Johannes


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