---
name: "runvdr"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "vdr"
version: "2.0.3-3"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/runvdr"
---

# runvdr(8)

starts VDR and reloads the DVB modules in case of errors

## NAME

runvdr - starts VDR and reloads the DVB modules in case of errors

## DESCRIPTION

**runvdr** is called by the init-script of vdr. It acts as a watchdog for vdr and will  reload the dvb-modules and vdr, if vdr exits with an exitcode different from 0.

**runvdr** will call /usr/bin/vdr and will pass all commandline-options directly to  /usr/bin/vdr.

**runvdr** needs to be called by root in order to work correct, because it will try to  unload/load kernel-modules!

## AUTHOR

This man-page has been written by Thomas Schmidt \<thomas@thsnet.de\>

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