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@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ in the list. Suboptions are optional and can mostly be omitted.
.. admonition:: Examples
- ``--ao=alsa,oss,`` Try the ALSA driver, then the OSS driver, then others.
- - ``--ao=alsa:noblock:device=hw=0.3`` Sets noblock-mode and the device-name
- as first card, fourth device.
+ - ``--ao=alsa:noblock:device=[hw:0,3]`` Sets noblock-mode and the
+ device-name as first card, fourth device.
Available audio output drivers are:
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ Available audio output drivers are:
``--ao=alsa:device=[plug:surround50]``
+ Note that the ``[`` and ``]`` simply quote the device name. With some
+ shells (like zsh), you have to quote the option string to prevent the
+ shell from interpreting the brackets instead of passing them to mpv.
+
``oss``
OSS audio output driver