NAME

       zvbid - VBI proxy daemon

SYNOPSIS

       zvbid [ options ]

DESCRIPTION

       zvbid  is a proxy for VBI devices, i.e. it forwards one or more VBI data streams to one or more connected
       clients and manages channel change requests.

OPTIONS

       -dev path
              Path of a device from which to read data.  This argument can be given several times with different
              devices.

       -buffers count
              Number of buffers to allocate for capturing VBI raw data  from  devices  which  support  streaming
              (currently  only video4linux, rev. 2)  A higher number of buffers can prevent data loss in case of
              high latency. The downside is higher memory consumption  (typically  65kB  per  buffer.)   Default
              count is 8, maximum is 32.

       -nodetach
              Daemon  process  remains connected to the terminal from which it was started (e.g. so that you can
              stop it by pressing Control-C keys).  Intended for trouble shooting only.

       -kill  Terminates a proxy daemon running for the given device.

       -debug level
              Enables debug output: 0= off(default); 1= general messages; In addition 2, 4, 8, ... can be  added
              to enable debug output for various categories.

       -syslog level
              Enables syslog output.

       -loglevel level
              Log file level

       -logfile path
              Path to the log file.

       -maxclients count
              Max. number of clients which are allowed to connect simultaneously.

       -help  Print a short description of all command line options.

SEE ALSO

       zvbi-chains(1), v4l-conf(8)
       http://zapping.sourceforge.net/  (homepage)

AUTHOR

       Tom Zoerner (tomzo AT users.sourceforge.net)

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 2003,2004 Tom Zoerner

       This  program  is  free  software;  you  can  redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU
       General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License,  or
       (at your option) any later version.

       This  program  is  distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even
       the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General  Public
       License for more details.

       You  should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write
       to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.

                                              (c) 2003 Tom Zoerner                                      zvbid(1)