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diff --git a/DOCS/man/options.rst b/DOCS/man/options.rst index 6da1b58b6c..f0d138ec1c 100644 --- a/DOCS/man/options.rst +++ b/DOCS/man/options.rst @@ -89,10 +89,12 @@ Playback Control ``--start=<relative time>`` Seek to given time position. - The general format for absolute times is ``[[hh:]mm:]ss[.ms]``. If the time - is given with a prefix of ``+`` or ``-``, the seek is relative from the start - or end of the file. (Since mpv 0.14, the start of the file is always - considered 0.) + The general format for times is ``[+|-][[hh:]mm:]ss[.ms]``. If the time is + prefixed with ``-``, the time is considered relative from the end of the + file (as signaled by the demuxer/the file). A ``+`` is usually ignored (but + see below). + + The following alternative time specifications are recognized: ``pp%`` seeks to percent position pp (0-100). @@ -100,9 +102,17 @@ Playback Control ``none`` resets any previously set option (useful for libmpv). + If ``--rebase-start-time=no`` is given, then prefixing times with ``+`` + makes the time relative to the start of the file. A timestamp without + prefix is considered an absolute time, i.e. should seek to a frame with a + timestamp as the file contains it. As a bug, but also a hidden feature, + putting 1 or more spaces before the ``+`` or ``-`` always interprets the + time as absolute, which can be used to seek to negative timestamps (useful + for debugging at most). + .. admonition:: Examples - ``--start=+56``, ``--start=+00:56`` + ``--start=+56``, ``--start=00:56`` Seeks to the start time + 56 seconds. ``--start=-56``, ``--start=-00:56`` Seeks to the end time - 56 seconds. @@ -129,6 +139,10 @@ Playback Control If both ``--end`` and ``--length`` are provided, playback will stop when it reaches either of the two endpoints. + Obscurity note: this does not work correctly if ``--rebase-start-time=no``, + and the specified time is not an "absolute" time, as defined in the + ``--start`` option description. + ``--rebase-start-time=<yes|no>`` Whether to move the file start time to ``00:00:00`` (default: yes). This is less awkward for files which start at a random timestamp, such as |