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@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ To try slave mode out by hand, run
and type slave commands into the console window.
-You can also use a fifo file:
+You can also use a fifo file (named pipe):
+ mkfifo </tmp/fifofile>
mplayer -input file=<fifofile> <movie>
Most slave mode commands are equivalent to command line options, though not