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

# ttv(1)

display TV/video on a tty

## NAME

ttv - display TV/video on a tty

## SYNOPSIS

**ttv \[ options \] \[ station name \]**

## DESCRIPTION

**ttv** displays TV/video on a terminal, rendering the images using aalib.

## OPTIONS

- **-h**

  print help text.

- **-f**

  use fast aalib render function.

- **-c device**

  video4linux device (default is /dev/video0).

- **-D driver**

  video4linux driver (default is "libv4l").

There are also lots of options for aalib, check the aalib documentation for more details on them.  The help text includes a list.

## 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.