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manpage: attempt to remove some more cache option confusion 

OK, so --cache-secs is useless, because the default is set to 10 hours.
And that part about the "maximum" was obviously a lie (I wonder if it
simply changed at some point).
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@ -4003,9 +4003,9 @@ Cache
``--cache=<yes|no|auto>``
Decide whether to use network cache settings (default: auto).
If enabled, use the maximum of ``--cache-secs`` and ``--demuxer-max-bytes``
for the cache size, and ``--demuxer-seekable-cache=auto`` behaves as if it
was set to ``yes``. If disabled, ``--cache-pause`` and related are
If enabled, use up to ``--cache-secs`` for the cache size (but still limited
to ``--demuxer-max-bytes``). ``--demuxer-seekable-cache=auto`` behaves as if
it was set to ``yes``. If disabled, ``--cache-pause`` and related are
implicitly disabled.
The ``auto`` choice enables this depending on whether the stream is thought
@ -4024,7 +4024,8 @@ Cache
overrides the ``--demuxer-readahead-secs`` option if and only if the cache
is enabled and the value is larger. The default value is set to something
very high, so the actually achieved readahead will usually be limited by
the value of the ``--demuxer-max-bytes`` option.
the value of the ``--demuxer-max-bytes`` option. Setting this option is
usually only useful for limiting readahead.
``--cache-on-disk=<yes|no>``
Write packet data to a temporary file, instead of keeping them in memory.
@ -4070,8 +4071,8 @@ Cache
to control how long the player rebuffers if ``--cache-pause`` is enabled,
and the demuxer underruns. If the given time is higher than the maximum
set with ``--cache-secs`` or ``--demuxer-readahead-secs``, or prefetching
ends before that for some other reason (like file end), playback resumes
earlier.
ends before that for some other reason (like file end or maximum configured
cache size reached), playback resumes earlier.
``--cache-pause-initial=<yes|no>``
Enter "buffering" mode before starting playback (default: no). This can be