.. -*- coding: utf-8; mode: rst -*-

.. _AUDIO_SET_MUTE:

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AUDIO_SET_MUTE
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Name
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AUDIO_SET_MUTE


Synopsis
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.. c:function:: int  ioctl(int fd, int request = AUDIO_SET_MUTE, boolean state)


Arguments
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       -  int fd

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

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       -  int request

       -  Equals AUDIO_SET_MUTE for this command.

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       -  boolean state

       -  Indicates if audio device shall mute or not.

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       -  TRUE Audio Mute

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       -  FALSE Audio Un-mute


Description
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This ioctl is for DVB devices only. To control a V4L2 decoder use the
V4L2 :ref:`VIDIOC_DECODER_CMD` with the
``V4L2_DEC_CMD_START_MUTE_AUDIO`` flag instead.

This ioctl call asks the audio device to mute the stream that is
currently being played.


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.