---
name: "scantv"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "scantv"
version: "3.107-4"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/scantv"
---

# scantv(1)

scan a v4l device for TV stations.

## NAME

scantv - scan a v4l device for TV stations.

## SYNOPSIS

**scantv \[ options \]**

## DESCRIPTION

**scantv** scans a v4l device for available TV stations and writes a xawtv/fbtv config file.

## OPTIONS

- **-i input**

  set tv  **i**nput (Television/Composite1/S-video and so on). Default is Television.

- **-n norm**

  set tv  **n**orm.   scantv will ask interactively if none is given.

- **-f table**

  set **f**requency table.  scantv will ask interactively if none is given.

- **-o outfile**

  specify **o**utput file.  If none is specified, scantv writes to stdout.

- **-c device**

  specify video device file.  Default is /dev/video0.

- **-D driver**

  specify video driver name.  Default is "libv4l".

- **-C device**

  specify vbi device file.  Default is /dev/vbi0.

- **-s**

  skip channel **s**can, just write norm + freqtab to the config file.

- **-a**

  Do a full scan (i.e. all frequencies, not just the ones from the frequency table).

## SEE ALSO

[xawtv(1)](/xawtv/1.md), [fbtv(1)](/fbtv/1.md)

## AUTHOR

Gerd Knorr \<kraxel@bytesex.org\>

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2000 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.