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diff --git a/DOCS/man/ipc.rst b/DOCS/man/ipc.rst index d904eeae87..5a6f0f11f8 100644 --- a/DOCS/man/ipc.rst +++ b/DOCS/man/ipc.rst @@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ mpv can be controlled by external programs using the JSON-based IPC protocol. It can be enabled by specifying the path to a unix socket using the option ``--input-unix-socket``. Clients can connect to this socket and send commands to the player or receive events from it. You can use the ``socat`` tool to send -commands (and receive reply) from the shell. +commands (and receive reply) from the shell. See the ``--idle`` option how to +make mpv start without exiting immediately or playing a file. .. warning:: |