diff --git a/TOOLS/midentify b/TOOLS/midentify
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+#!/bin/sh
+mplayer -identify "$@" 2>/dev/null |
+	grep "^ID" |
+	sed -e 's/[`\\!$"]/\\&/g' |
+	sed -e '/^ID_FILENAME/ { s/^ID_FILENAME=\(.*\)/ID_FILENAME="\1"/g; }'