---
name: "zap"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "dvb-apps"
version: "1.1.1+rev1500-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/zap"
---

# zap(1)

a program to process channels.conf files.

## NAME

zap - a program to process channels.conf files.

## SYNOPSIS

**zap** \[*options*\]*\<channel*name\>\

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **zap** commands.

**zap** is a program to process a channels.conf file.

## OPTIONS

- **-adapter \<id\>**

  adapter to use (default 0)

- **-frontend \<id\>**

  frontend to use (default 0)

- **-demux \<id\>**

  demux to use (default 0)

- **-caslotnum \<id\>**

  ca slot number to use (default 0)

- **-channels \<filename\>**

  channels.conf file

- **-secfile \<filename\>**

  Optional sec.conf file

- **-secid \<secid\>**

  ID of the SEC configuration to use

- **-nomoveca**

  Do not attempt to move CA descriptors from stream to program level

- **-h**

  print this help text\

This manual page was written by Uwe Bugla \<uwe.bugla@gmx.de\>.