rootv(1)

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version 3.107 · 2 versions
, in debian bookworm, debian trixie, ubuntu jammy, ubuntu noble, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💖 NAME 💖

okay bestie, meet rootv — she displays TV using the Xvideo extension. that's it, that's the whole name. this page lives in section 1 of the General Commands Manual, so like, man 1 rootv if you ever need her again 🫶

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

rootv [ options ]

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

so the whole vibe of rootv is: she takes a video and puts it onto some window. some window, bestie, like you get to choose. by default she makes her own little window, but you can also tell her to use the root window instead — hence the name, iykyk 💅 — or literally any other window you point at.

one thing tho: rootv needs the Xvideo extension. no Xvideo, no TV. that's the deal, no cap.

and here's the tea ☕ — rootv herself provides no way to control video, audio, or tuner. none. zero. she's not that girl. for all of that you use v4lctl. periodt.

🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

rootv knows a number of command line options to modify the behaviour. let's go through them one by one, no skips:

  • -help — prints a short description of all the command line options. the classic "help me help you" moment 🙈
  • -verbose — be verbose! this dumps some debug messages to stderr. it's giving "tell me everything" energy, and honestly? iconic for troubleshooting.
  • -root — put the video onto the root window instead of creating a new window. this is literally the whole reason she's called rootv, slay.
  • -id <win> — put the video into the window <win> instead of creating a new window. yes, you name the window directly, main character behaviour fr fr.
  • -station <st> — tune station <st>. heads up bestie, this just calls v4lctl, which in turn will look up the station in your ~/.xawtv config file. so the actual station knowledge lives over there, not here 💜
  • -no-mute — don't toggle mute. by default rootv will unmute the TV card when it starts and mute it on exit. she does this using the XV_MUTE attribute (if available). so this flag is basically "no, leave my audio alone, I got this" 🎧
  • -port <n> — use Xvideo port <n>. try the -verbose switch if you want to know which ones are available. lowkey the move is verbose first, then port, trust.
  • -bg — fork into background. she's gotta go, but she'll keep playing 🦋
  • -wm — print WindowMaker menu (set stations using v4lctl). again with the v4lctl — she really does not do stations herself, bestie.

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

go give these girls some love too:

👑 AUTHOR 👑

Gerd Knorr <kraxel@bytesex.org> — the icon who wrote this 💖

Copyright (C) 2000-2002 Gerd Knorr <kraxel@bytesex.org>

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.

bestie the "WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY" part is not a bit, it's fr fr. read it. it's giving serious. 🫶

that's the whole page, babes — and just so you know who's been showing out for you this whole time: it's (c) 2000-2002 Gerd Knorr, and yes this was rootv in section 1, so go watch some TV and mute responsibly 🌸✨📺

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