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.. _VIDEO_SET_BLANK:

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VIDEO_SET_BLANK
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Name
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VIDEO_SET_BLANK


Synopsis
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.. c:function:: int ioctl(fd, int request = VIDEO_SET_BLANK, boolean mode)


Arguments
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       -  int fd

       -  File descriptor returned by a previous call to open().

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       -  int request

       -  Equals VIDEO_SET_BLANK for this command.

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       -  boolean mode

       -  TRUE: Blank screen when stop.

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       -
       -  FALSE: Show last decoded frame.


Description
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This ioctl call asks the Video Device to blank out the picture.


Return Value
------------

On success 0 is returned, on error -1 and the ``errno`` variable is set
appropriately. The generic error codes are described at the
:ref:`Generic Error Codes <gen-errors>` chapter.