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.. _AUDIO_CLEAR_BUFFER:

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AUDIO_CLEAR_BUFFER
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Name
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AUDIO_CLEAR_BUFFER


Synopsis
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.. c:function:: int  ioctl(int fd, int request = AUDIO_CLEAR_BUFFER)


Arguments
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       -  int fd

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

    -  .. row 2

       -  int request

       -  Equals AUDIO_CLEAR_BUFFER for this command.


Description
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This ioctl call asks the Audio Device to clear all software and hardware
buffers of the audio decoder device.


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.