From df29331ce3499c37f86318f1f023955f0eab31d4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: gabucino <gabucino@b3059339-0415-0410-9bf9-f77b7e298cf2>
Date: Fri, 4 May 2001 12:00:28 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] stdin stuff commited

git-svn-id: svn://svn.mplayerhq.hu/mplayer/trunk@694 b3059339-0415-0410-9bf9-f77b7e298cf2
---
 DOCS/README    | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 DOCS/mplayer.1 |  2 +-
 2 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/DOCS/README b/DOCS/README
index 60884e8a94..a8c283aaa2 100644
--- a/DOCS/README
+++ b/DOCS/README
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ Supported input formats:
 - MPEG 1/2 System Stream (PS/PES/VOB) and Elementary Stream (ES) file formats
 - RIFF AVI file format
 - ASF 1.0 file format
+- supports reading from file or stdin
 
 Supported audio & video codecs:
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
@@ -167,6 +168,32 @@ Usage:
          alias char-major-178 mga_vid
          and run 'depmod -a' .
 
+Playing from stdin:
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+Now it's possible.
+
+To play something by reading from stdin, just use '-' as filename:
+
+cat test.mpg | mplayer -vo xv -
+
+Restrictions:
+	mpg: no backward seeking
+	asf: no backward seeking
+	avi: no index reading -> no seeking at all, and playing of some files are
+		+impossible
+
+No control from controlling terminal/xterm, but hotkeys and osd works
+from the window. or course LIRC still works everywhere.
+
+This feature combined with external wrappers extends possibilities.
+For example, to play a movie just downloaded from your favourite divx
+server:
+	rar p ast-nssvcd.rar | mplayer -vo xmga -fs -
+
+With an asf grabber or http dump program you can play from the net.
+(however we planned to add direct asf/http/ftp inputs with seeking and other
+stuff, but for now it's a good workaround)
+
 TV output:
 ~~~~~~~~~~
 If you have a Matrox G400 Dual-Head card, you can watch movies on TV, using
diff --git a/DOCS/mplayer.1 b/DOCS/mplayer.1
index c1d70c7711..f94252b0a1 100644
--- a/DOCS/mplayer.1
+++ b/DOCS/mplayer.1
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ mplayer \- Movie Player for Linux
 .RB [ \-noxv ]
 .RB [ \-forcexv ]
 .RB [ \-ss\ sec ]
-.I file
+.I - or file
 .PP
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .I mplayer