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authorwm4 <wm4@nowhere>2014-10-19 22:35:45 +0200
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manpage: ipc: mention unavailability on Windows
Windows doesn't have unix domain sockets, and can't handle sockets and pipes in an uniform way. Only the libwaio fallback code is available, which doesn't do JSON.
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@@ -2165,7 +2165,7 @@ Input
Read commands from the given file. Mostly useful with a FIFO. Since
mpv 0.7.0 also understands JSON commands (see `JSON IPC`_), but you can't
get replies or events. Use ``--input-unix-socket`` for something
- bi-directional.
+ bi-directional. On MS Windows, JSON commands are not available.
See also ``--slave-broken``.
@@ -2188,6 +2188,8 @@ Input
See `JSON IPC`_ for details.
+ Not available on MS Windows.
+
``--input-appleremote=<yes|no>``
(OS X only)
Enable/disable Apple Remote support. Enabled by default (except for libmpv).