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diff --git a/DOCS/man/options.rst b/DOCS/man/options.rst index 9d653ed886..bad3150d92 100644 --- a/DOCS/man/options.rst +++ b/DOCS/man/options.rst @@ -5,10 +5,11 @@ Track Selection --------------- ``--alang=<languagecode[,languagecode,...]>`` - Specify a priority list of audio languages to use. Different container - formats employ different language codes. DVDs use ISO 639-1 two-letter - language codes, Matroska, MPEG-TS and NUT use ISO 639-2 three-letter - language codes, while OGM uses a free-form identifier. See also ``--aid``. + Specify a priority list of audio languages to use, as IETF language tags. + Equivalent ISO 639-1 two-letter and ISO 639-2 three-letter codes are treated the same. + The first tag in the list whose language matches a track in the file will be used. + A track that matches more subtags will be preferred over one that matches fewer, + with preference given to earlier subtags over later ones. See also ``--aid``. This is a string list option. See `List Options`_ for details. @@ -20,10 +21,7 @@ Track Selection audio. ``--slang=<languagecode[,languagecode,...]>`` - Specify a priority list of subtitle languages to use. Different container - formats employ different language codes. DVDs use ISO 639-1 two letter - language codes, Matroska uses ISO 639-2 three letter language codes while - OGM uses a free-form identifier. See also ``--sid``. + Equivalent to ``--alang``, for subtitle tracks. This is a string list option. See `List Options`_ for details. @@ -33,6 +31,8 @@ Track Selection a DVD and falls back on English if Hungarian is not available. - ``mpv --slang=jpn example.mkv`` plays a Matroska file with Japanese subtitles. + - ``mpv --slang=pt-BR example.mkv`` plays a Matroska file with Brazilian + Portuguese subtitles if available, and otherwise any Portuguese subtitles. ``--vlang=<...>`` Equivalent to ``--alang`` and ``--slang``, for video tracks. |