Xawtv - LQWiki

xawtv lets you view videos from v4l devices. For example, you can watch TV using your TV-card or monitor your room using your webcam.

Example

Find out your v4l device:

$ cat /var/log/messages | grep /dev/video
Jun 10 14:03:15 kolossus kernel: quickcam: Registered device: /dev/video1

Use xawtv to watch your webcam's input:

xawtv -c /dev/video1