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diff --git a/doc/protocols.texi b/doc/protocols.texi index 5b7b6cf255..f822d81223 100644 --- a/doc/protocols.texi +++ b/doc/protocols.texi @@ -279,7 +279,29 @@ Set initial byte offset. Try to limit the request to bytes preceding this offset. @item listen -If set to 1 enables experimental HTTP server. +If set to 1 enables experimental HTTP server. This can be used to send data when +used as an output option, or read data from a client with HTTP POST when used as +an input option. +@example +# Server side (sending): +ffmpeg -i somefile.ogg -c copy -listen 1 -f ogg http://@var{server}:@var{port} + +# Client side (receiving): +ffmpeg -i http://@var{server}:@var{port} -c copy somefile.ogg + +# Client can also be done with wget: +wget http://@var{server}:@var{port} -O somefile.ogg + +# Server side (receiving): +ffmpeg -listen 1 -i http://@var{server}:@var{port} -c copy somefile.ogg + +# Client side (sending): +ffmpeg -i somefile.ogg -chunked_post 0 -c copy -f ogg http://@var{server}:@var{port} + +# Client can also be done with wget: +wget --post-file=somefile.ogg http://@var{server}:@var{port} +@end example + @end table @subsection HTTP Cookies |