diff --git a/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1 b/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1
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--- a/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1
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@@ -1185,6 +1185,7 @@ The file is assumed to be in Netscape format.
 .TP
 .B \-delay <sec>
 audio delay in seconds (positive or negative float value)
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 Negative values delay the audio, and positive values delay the video.
 Note that this is the exact opposite of the \-audio-delay MEncoder option.
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