1.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GFDL-1.1-no-invariants-or-later
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3.. _query-dvb-frontend-info:
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6Querying frontend information
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9Usually, the first thing to do when the frontend is opened is to check
10the frontend capabilities. This is done using
11:ref:`FE_GET_INFO`. This ioctl will enumerate the
12Digital TV API version and other characteristics about the frontend, and can
13be opened either in read only or read/write mode.
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