---
name: "tv_find_grabbers"
section: "1p"
platform: "linux"
package: "xmltv-util"
version: "1.4.0-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/tv_find_grabbers"
---

# tv\_find\_grabbers(1p)

Find all XMLTV grabbers that are installed on the system.

## NAME

tv\_find\_grabbers - Find all XMLTV grabbers that are installed on the system.

## SYNOPSIS

tv\_find\_grabbers --help

tv\_find\_grabbers \[-I \<dir\>\] \[--slow\] \[capability\] ...

## DESCRIPTION

tv\_find\_grabbers searches the PATH for XMLTV grabbers and returns a list of all grabbers that it finds. The list contains one entry per line in the format

/usr/bin/tv\_grab\_fr\|France

i.e. the name of the executable and the region that it serves, separated by a vertical bar.

## OPTIONS

\-I \<dir\>  Include a directory in the search for grabbers. May be used\
           multiple times. The default is to search the PATH.

\--slow When checking grabbers, compile and run them instead of searching\
        their source code for capabilities and description

\--verbose Print progress information to STDERR.

## AUTHOR

Mattias Holmlund, mattias -at- holmlund -dot- se.

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2005 Mattias Holmlund.

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., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.