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diff --git a/DOCS/man/options.rst b/DOCS/man/options.rst index e6beb07a36..934eda40cf 100644 --- a/DOCS/man/options.rst +++ b/DOCS/man/options.rst @@ -3064,13 +3064,13 @@ Cache seeking, such as MP4. Note that half the cache size will be used to allow fast seeking back. This - is also the reason why a full cache is usually reported as 50% full. The - cache fill display does not include the part of the cache reserved for - seeking back. Likewise, when starting a file the cache will be at 100%, - because no space is reserved for seeking back yet. + is also the reason why a full cache is usually not reported as 100% full. + The cache fill display does not include the part of the cache reserved for + seeking back. The actual maximum percentage will usually be the ratio + between readahead and backbuffer sizes. ``--cache-default=<kBytes|no>`` - Set the size of the cache in kilobytes (default: 150000 KB). Using ``no`` + Set the size of the cache in kilobytes (default: 75000 KB). Using ``no`` will not automatically enable the cache e.g. when playing from a network stream. Note that using ``--cache`` will always override this option. @@ -3090,6 +3090,12 @@ Cache on the situation, either of these might be slower than the other method. This option allows control over this. +``--cache-backbuffer=<kBytes>`` + Size of the cache back buffer (default: 75 KB). This will add to the total + cache size, and reserved the amount for seeking back. The reserved amount + will not be used for readahead, and instead preserves already read data to + enable fast seeking back. + ``--cache-file=<TMP|path>`` Create a cache file on the filesystem. |