diff -r 3d43b280298c util/femon/femon.c
--- a/util/femon/femon.c	Fri Mar 21 20:26:36 2014 +0100
+++ b/util/femon/femon.c	Mon Jan 02 23:51:01 2023 +0100
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 static char *usage_str =
     "\nusage: femon [options]\n"
     "     -H        : human readable output\n"
+    "     -M        : minimalized output\n"
     "     -A        : Acoustical mode. A sound indicates the signal quality.\n"
     "     -r        : If 'Acoustical mode' is active it tells the application\n"
     "                 is called remotely via ssh. The sound is heard on the 'real'\n"
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@
 
 int sleep_time=1000000;
 int acoustical_mode=0;
+int minimalized=0;
 int remote=0;
 
 static void usage(void)
@@ -67,6 +69,8 @@
 	struct dvbfe_info fe_info;
 	unsigned int samples = 0;
 	FILE *ttyFile=NULL;
+	time_t now;
+	char *ntime = NULL;
 	
 	// We dont write the "beep"-codes to stdout but to /dev/tty1.
 	// This is neccessary for Thin-Client-Systems or Streaming-Boxes
@@ -90,12 +94,23 @@
 
 	do {
 		if (dvbfe_get_info(fe, FE_STATUS_PARAMS, &fe_info, DVBFE_INFO_QUERYTYPE_IMMEDIATE, 0) != FE_STATUS_PARAMS) {
+		    if (!minimalized)
 			fprintf(stderr, "Problem retrieving frontend information: %m\n");
 		}
 
 
+		now = time(NULL);
+		ntime = asctime(gmtime(&now));
+		ntime[strlen(ntime)-1] = '\0'; // Remove \n
 
 		if (human_readable) {
+		    if (minimalized) {
+                       printf ("%s | sig %3u%% | snr %3u%% | ber %d",
+				ntime,
+				(fe_info.signal_strength * 100) / 0xffff,
+				(fe_info.snr * 100) / 0xffff,
+				fe_info.ber);
+		    } else {
                        printf ("status %c%c%c%c%c | signal %3u%% | snr %3u%% | ber %d | unc %d | ",
 				fe_info.signal ? 'S' : ' ',
 				fe_info.carrier ? 'C' : ' ',
@@ -106,7 +121,15 @@
 				(fe_info.snr * 100) / 0xffff,
 				fe_info.ber,
 				fe_info.ucblocks);
+		    }
 		} else {
+		    if (minimalized) {
+			printf ("%s | sig %04x | snr %04x | ber %08x",
+				ntime,
+				fe_info.signal_strength,
+				fe_info.snr,
+				fe_info.ber);
+		    } else {
 			printf ("status %c%c%c%c%c | signal %04x | snr %04x | ber %08x | unc %08x | ",
 				fe_info.signal ? 'S' : ' ',
 				fe_info.carrier ? 'C' : ' ',
@@ -117,9 +140,11 @@
 				fe_info.snr,
 				fe_info.ber,
 				fe_info.ucblocks);
+		    }
 		}
 
 		if (fe_info.lock)
+		    if (!minimalized)
 			printf("FE_HAS_LOCK");
 
 		// create beep if acoustical_mode enabled
@@ -188,7 +213,7 @@
 	int human_readable = 0;
 	int opt;
 
-       while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "rAHa:f:c:")) != -1) {
+       while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "rAMHa:f:c:")) != -1) {
 		switch (opt)
 		{
 		default:
@@ -206,6 +231,9 @@
 		case 'H':
 			human_readable = 1;
 			break;
+		case 'M':
+			minimalized = 1;
+			break;
 		case 'A':
 			// Acoustical mode: we have to reduce the delay between
 			// checks in order to hear nice sound