---
name: "dablin"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "dablin"
version: "1.16.0-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dablin"
---

# dablin(1)

CLI DAB/DAB+ receiver for Linux

## NAME

dablin - CLI DAB/DAB+ receiver for Linux

## SYNOPSIS

**dablin** (*options*) \[*file*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**DABlin** plays a DAB/DAB+ audio service – from a live transmission or from a stored ensemble recording (ETI-NI, or EDI AF with ETI). Both DAB (MP2) and DAB+ (AAC-LC, HE-AAC, HE-AAC v2) services are supported.

## OPTIONS

- **-h**

  Show summary of options

- **-f \<format\>**

  Source format: "eti" (default), "edi"

- **-d \<binary\>**

  Use DAB live source (using the mentioned binary)

- **-D \<type\>**

  DAB live source type: "dab2eti" (default), "eti-cmdline"

- **-c \<ch\>**

  Channel to be played (requires DAB live source)

- **-l \<label\>**

  Label of the service to be played

- **-1**

  Play the first service found

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

  ID of the service to be played

- **-x \<scids\>**

  ID of the service component to be played (requires service ID)

- **-r \<subchid\>**

  ID of the sub-channel (DAB) to be played

- **-R \<subchid\>**

  ID of the sub-channel (DAB+) to be played

- **-g \<gain\>**

  USB stick gain to pass to DAB live source (auto gain is default)

- **-G**

  Use default gain for DAB live source (instead of auto gain)

- **-p**

  Output raw PCM to stdout instead of using SDL

- **-w**

  Output RIFF WAVE with PCM to stdout instead of using SDL (useful only on Little Endian)

- **-u**

  Output untouched audio stream to stdout instead of using SDL

- **-I**

  Don't catch up on stream after interruption

- **-F**

  Disable dynamic FIC messages (dynamic PTY, announcements)

- **file**

  Input file to be played (stdin, if not specified)

## SEE ALSO

[**dablin\_gtk**(1)](/dablin_gtk/1.md)