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^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 6) Querying frontend information
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^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 9) Usually, the first thing to do when the frontend is opened is to check
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 10) the frontend capabilities. This is done using
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 11) :ref:`FE_GET_INFO`. This ioctl will enumerate the
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 12) Digital TV API version and other characteristics about the frontend, and can
^8f3ce5b39 (kx 2023-10-28 12:00:06 +0300 13) be opened either in read only or read/write mode.