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authorwm4 <wm4@nowhere>2015-03-12 23:51:41 +0100
committerwm4 <wm4@nowhere>2015-03-12 23:51:41 +0100
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options: introduce --cache=yes choice
I think this is what I alwass missed ever since I found the MPlayer cache options: a way to enable the cache on local files with the default settings, whatever they are.
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@@ -3060,11 +3060,13 @@ TV
Cache
-----
-``--cache=<kBytes|no|auto>``
+``--cache=<kBytes|yes|no|auto>``
Set the size of the cache in kilobytes, disable it with ``no``, or
automatically enable it if needed with ``auto`` (default: ``auto``).
With ``auto``, the cache will usually be enabled for network streams,
- using the size set by ``--cache-default``.
+ using the size set by ``--cache-default``. With ``yes``, the cache will
+ always be enabled with the size set by ``--cache-default`` (unless the
+ stream can not be cached, or ``--cache-default`` disables caching).
May be useful when playing files from slow media, but can also have
negative effects, especially with file formats that require a lot of