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Add an example on how to use slave mode with a fifo
author reimar
date Sat, 03 Nov 2007 21:12:07 +0000
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8 To try slave mode out by hand, run 8 To try slave mode out by hand, run
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10 mplayer -slave -quiet <movie> 10 mplayer -slave -quiet <movie>
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12 and type slave commands into the console window. 12 and type slave commands into the console window.
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14 You can also use a fifo file:
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16 mplayer -input file=<fifofile> <movie>
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14 Most slave mode commands are equivalent to command line options, though not 18 Most slave mode commands are equivalent to command line options, though not
15 necessarily under the same name. Detailed descriptions can be found in the 19 necessarily under the same name. Detailed descriptions can be found in the
16 man page. 20 man page.
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