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| author | wm4 <wm4@nowhere> | 2013-04-20 23:23:09 +0200 |
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| committer | wm4 <wm4@nowhere> | 2013-04-20 23:25:55 +0200 |
| commit | 6d66a547a4575862048793ff0c82fe3db27c8a1b (patch) | |
| tree | f27811ea6c5d134d27f46a1fbf1a9c2994419ef8 /DOCS/man/en/options.rst | |
| parent | 2d3f525cdf36ca255eaf0a975f998ba66ea0d7fb (diff) | |
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manpage: clarify --cache behavior
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diff --git a/DOCS/man/en/options.rst b/DOCS/man/en/options.rst index 6299894b7a..5e64c641db 100644 --- a/DOCS/man/en/options.rst +++ b/DOCS/man/en/options.rst @@ -321,6 +321,12 @@ from slow media, but can also have negative effects, especially with file formats that require a lot of seeking, such as mp4. See also ``--no-cache``. + Note that half the cache size will be used to allow fast seeking back. This + is also the reason why a full cache is usually reported as 50% full. The + cache fill display does not include the part of the cache reserved for + seeking back. Likewise, when starting a file the cache will be at 100%, + because no space is reserved for seeking back yet. + --cache-pause=<no|percentage> If the cache percentage goes below the specified value, pause and wait until the percentage set by ``--cache-min`` is reached, then resume |