---
name: "alevt"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "dvb-apps"
version: "1.1.1+rev1500-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/alevt"
---

# alevt(1)

a teletext browser for analogue and DVB channels.

## NAME

alevt - a teletext browser for analogue and DVB channels.

## SYNOPSIS

**alevt** \[*options*\]\

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **alevt** commands.

**alevt** is a program to read teletext from analogue or DVB channels.

## OPTIONS

- **-c \<channel\>**

  channel name (dvb only)

- **-ch -child \<ppp.ss\>**

  child window

- **-cs -charset \<latin-1/2/koi8-r/iso8859-7\>**

  character set **-doublefont**/**-df** Instructs alevt to use double sized fonts.

-

  - **-h -help**

  print this page

- **-o \<outfile\>**

  path + file for all services (dvb only)

- **-p -parent \<ppp.ss\>**

  parent window

- **-s -sid \<sid\>**

  service id (dvb only)

- **-t -ttpid \<ttpid\>**

  teletext pid (dvb only)

- **-v -vbi \<vbidev\>**

  vbi device

- Sequence: /dev/vbi; /dev/vbi0; /dev/video0; /dev/dvb/adapter0/demux0

  - Order is important! Each page number opens a new window

  with the previously given geometry, device, and display.

- ppp.ss stands for a page number and an optional

  subpage number (example: 123.4).

- The -child option requires a parent window. So it must

  be preceded by a parent or another child window.

- [**alevt-cap**(1)](/alevt-cap/1.md),[**alevt-date**(1)](/alevt-date/1.md).

  ## SEE ALSO

## AUTHOR

alevt was written by Edgar Toernig \<froese@gmx.de\>.

This manual page was written by Uwe Bugla \<uwe.bugla@gmx.de\>.