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Diffstat (limited to 'vdr.5')
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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ .\" License as specified in the file COPYING that comes with the .\" vdr distribution. .\" -.\" $Id: vdr.5 1.53 2006/02/26 12:01:21 kls Exp $ +.\" $Id: vdr.5 1.54 2006/02/26 14:10:00 kls Exp $ .\" .TH vdr 5 "19 Feb 2006" "1.3.43" "Video Disk Recorder Files" .SH NAME @@ -632,6 +632,7 @@ tab (@); l l. <channel id> @is the "channel ID", made up from the parameters defined in 'channels.conf' <channel name> @is the "name" as in 'channels.conf' (for information only, may be left out) +<event id> @is a 32 bit unsigned int, uniquely identifying this event <start time> @is the time (as a time_t integer) in UTC when this event starts <duration> @is the time (in seconds) that this event will take <table id> @is a hex number that indicates the table this event is contained in (if this is left empty or 0 this event will not be overwritten or modified by data that comes from the DVB stream) @@ -648,6 +649,11 @@ l l. This file will be read at program startup in order to restore the results of previous EPG scans. + +Note that the \fBevent id\fR that comes from the DVB data stream is actually +just 16 bit wide. The internal representation in VDR allows for 32 bit to +be used, so that external tools can generate EPG data that is guaranteed +not to collide with the ids of existing data. .SH SEE ALSO .BR vdr (1) .SH AUTHOR |