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authordiego <diego@b3059339-0415-0410-9bf9-f77b7e298cf2>2004-07-01 10:51:22 +0000
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(hopefully) better -use-stdin description
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@@ -588,12 +588,13 @@ Display one frame every <sec> seconds.
Useful for slideshows.
.TP
.B \-use-stdin
-Standard input will be used to read data instead of key events.
-If you open /dev/stdin (or the equivalent on your system), use stdin
+Prevent MPlayer from reading key events from standard input.
+Useful when reading data from standard input.
+This is automatically enabled when \- is found on the command line.
+There are situations where you have to set it manually, e.g.
+if you open /dev/stdin (or the equivalent on your system), use stdin
in a playlist or intend to read from stdin later on via the loadfile or
-loadlist slave commands you
-.B need
-this option.
+loadlist slave commands.
.
.
.SH "DEMUXER/STREAM OPTIONS"