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authorcompn <compn@b3059339-0415-0410-9bf9-f77b7e298cf2>2008-03-21 19:05:12 +0000
committercompn <compn@b3059339-0415-0410-9bf9-f77b7e298cf2>2008-03-21 19:05:12 +0000
commit97aee4bdd896f515bb82d598388e3108f4a05d22 (patch)
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parent6b1453c6159072d270abf503c19343566fadd61a (diff)
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add complete fifo instructions, user didnt know to use mkfifo first.
git-svn-id: svn://svn.mplayerhq.hu/mplayer/trunk@26267 b3059339-0415-0410-9bf9-f77b7e298cf2
-rw-r--r--DOCS/tech/slave.txt3
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diff --git a/DOCS/tech/slave.txt b/DOCS/tech/slave.txt
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@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ To try slave mode out by hand, run
and type slave commands into the console window.
-You can also use a fifo file:
+You can also use a fifo file (named pipe):
+ mkfifo </tmp/fifofile>
mplayer -input file=<fifofile> <movie>
Most slave mode commands are equivalent to command line options, though not