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@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
.\" Copyright (c) 2018, Sean Young <sean@mess.org>
.\"
.\" SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
-.TH lirc 4 2023-05-03 "Linux man-pages 6.05.01"
+.TH lirc 4 2024-05-02 "Linux man-pages 6.8"
.SH NAME
lirc \- lirc devices
.SH DESCRIPTION
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ bidirectional interface to infra-red (IR) remotes.
Most of these devices can receive, and some can send.
When receiving or sending data, the driver works in two different modes
depending on the underlying hardware.
-.PP
+.P
Some hardware (typically TV-cards) decodes the IR signal internally
and provides decoded button presses as scancode values.
Drivers for this kind of hardware work in
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Such hardware usually does not support sending IR signals.
Furthermore, such hardware can only decode a limited set of IR protocols,
usually only the protocol of the specific remote which is
bundled with, for example, a TV-card.
-.PP
+.P
Other hardware provides a stream of pulse/space durations.
Such drivers work in
.B LIRC_MODE_MODE2
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ and attached to the
device.
Sometimes, this kind of hardware also supports
sending IR data.
-.PP
+.P
The \fBLIRC_GET_FEATURES\fR ioctl (see below) allows probing for whether
receiving and sending is supported, and in which modes, amongst other
features.
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ device cannot transmit.
\&
int ioctl(int fd, int cmd, int *val);
.fi
-.PP
+.P
The following
.BR ioctl (2)
operations are provided by the
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ hardware settings.
.TP 4
.BR LIRC_GET_FEATURES " (\fIvoid\fP)"
Returns a bit mask of combined features bits; see FEATURES.
-.PP
+.P
If a device returns an error code for
.BR LIRC_GET_FEATURES ,
it is safe to assume it is not a
@@ -215,8 +215,9 @@ describes the pulse width as a percentage of the total cycle.
Currently, no special meaning is defined for 0 or 100, but the values
are reserved for future use.
.TP
-.BR LIRC_GET_MIN_TIMEOUT " (\fIvoid\fP)", " "\
-LIRC_GET_MAX_TIMEOUT " (\fIvoid\fP)"
+.BI LIRC_GET_MIN_TIMEOUT( void )
+.TQ
+.BI LIRC_GET_MAX_TIMEOUT( void )
Some devices have internal timers that can be used to detect when
there has been no IR activity for a long time.
This can help
@@ -417,6 +418,6 @@ Users of older kernels could use the file bundled in
.\"
.SH SEE ALSO
\fBir\-ctl\fP(1), \fBlircd\fP(8),\ \fBbpf\fP(2)
-.PP
+.P
.UR https://www.kernel.org/\:doc/\:html/\:latest/\:userspace\-api/\:media/\:rc/\:lirc\-dev.html
.UE