tv_grab_pt_meo (1) - Linux Manuals
tv_grab_pt_meo: Grab TV listings for MEO from SAPO in Portugal.
NAME
tv_grab_pt_meo - Grab TV listings for MEO from SAPO in Portugal.
SYNOPSIS
tv_grab_pt_meo --helptv_grab_pt_meo --configure [--config-file FILE] [--root-url URL]
tv_grab_pt_meo [--config-file FILE] [--root-url URL]
tv_grab_pt_meo --list-channels [--config-file FILE] [--root-url URL]
First you must run tv_grab_pt_meo --configure to choose which stations
you want to receive.
Then running tv_grab_pt_meo with no arguments will get a listings for
the stations you chose for all available days including today.
--config-file FILE Set the name of the configuration file, the
default is ~/.xmltv/tv_grab_pt_meo.conf. This is the file written by
--configure and read when grabbing.
--output FILE When grabbing, write output to FILE rather than
standard output.
--days N When grabbing, grab N days rather than everything available.
--offset N Start grabbing at today + N days.
--quiet Only print error-messages on STDERR.
--debug Provide more information on progress to stderr to help in
debugging.
--list-channels Output a list of all channels that data is available
--capabilities Show which capabilities the grabber supports. For more
information, see <http://wiki.xmltv.org/index.php/XmltvCapabilities>
--version Show the version of the grabber.
--help Print a help message and exit.
Data provided via web service from SAPO accompanying their MEO TV service.
Check their terms of usage!
DESCRIPTION
Output TV and listings in XMLTV format for many stations
available in Portugal. This program consumes the EPG service offering
from SAPO at <http://services.sapo.pt/Metadata/Service/EPG?culture=EN>.
See <http://seguranca.sapo.pt/termosdeutilizacao/apis_rss_webservices.html>
for their terms of service. (automatic translation suggests it's free
for personal use, verfication appreciated)
OPTIONS
--configure Prompt for which stations to download and write the
configuration file.
ERROR HANDLING
If the grabber fails to download data from webstep, it will print an
errormessage to STDERR and then exit with a status code of 1 to indicate
that the data is missing.
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
The environment variable HOME can be set to change where configuration
files are stored. All configuration is stored in $HOME/.xmltv/. On Windows,
it might be necessary to set HOME to a path without spaces in it.
CREDITS
Grabber written by Karl Dietz, dekarl -at- users -dot- sourceforge -dot- net
as a test of the documentation on grabber writing.
This documentation copied from tv_grab_cz by Mattias Holmlund,
This documentation copied from tv_grab_uk by Ed Avis,
ed -at- membled -dot- com. Original grabber by Jiri Kaderavek,
jiri -dot- kaderavek -at- webstep -dot- net with modifications by
Petr Stehlik, pstehlik -at- sophics -dot- cz.
BUGS
None known.