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.. _VIDEO_GET_CAPABILITIES:
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VIDEO_GET_CAPABILITIES
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Name
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VIDEO_GET_CAPABILITIES
Synopsis
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.. cpp:function:: int ioctl(fd, int request = VIDEO_GET_CAPABILITIES, unsigned int *cap)
Arguments
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- int fd
- File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().
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- int request
- Equals VIDEO_GET_CAPABILITIES for this command.
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- 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
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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.