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umpv: improve description

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""" """
This script emulates "unique application" functionality on Linux. When starting This script emulates "unique application" functionality on Linux. When starting
playback with this script, it will try to reuse an already running instance of playback with this script, it will try to reuse an already running instance of
mpv (but only if that was started with umpv). mpv (but only if that was started with umpv). Other mpv instances (not started
by umpv) are ignored, and the script doesn't know about them.
This script only uses mpv instances started with umpv. Other instances are This only takes filenames as arguments. Custom options can't be used; the script
ignored, and don't exist for the script. interprets them as filenames. If mpv is already running, the files passed to
umpv are appended to mpv's internal playlist. If a file does not exist or is
This only takes filenames as arguments. If mpv is already running, they are otherwise not playable, mpv will skip the playlist entry when attempting to
appended to mpv's internal playlist. If the file does not exist or is otherwise play it (from the GUI perspective, it's silently ignored).
not playable, mpv will skip the playlist entry when attempting to play it (from
the GUI perspective, it's silently ignored).
If mpv isn't running yet, this script will start mpv and let it control the If mpv isn't running yet, this script will start mpv and let it control the
current terminal. current terminal.
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Warning: Warning:
The script attempts to make sure the FIFO is safely created (i.e. not world- The script attempts to make sure the FIFO is safely created (i.e. not world-
readable, not trying to open a bogus writable), and checks that it's really a FIFO. This is important for security,
because the FIFO allows anyone with write access to run arbitrary commands
in mpv's context using the "run" input command. If you are worried about
security, you should verify that the code handles these concerns correctly.
""" """
import sys import sys