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diff --git a/doc/ffprobe.texi b/doc/ffprobe.texi index aacb14cfa3..08aef13dbf 100644 --- a/doc/ffprobe.texi +++ b/doc/ffprobe.texi @@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ ffprobe output is designed to be easily parsable by a textual filter, and consists of one or more sections of a form defined by the selected writer, which is specified by the @option{print_format} option. +Sections may contain other nested sections, and are identified by a +name (which may be shared by other sections), and an unique +name. See the output of @option{sections}. + Metadata tags stored in the container or in the streams are recognized and printed in the corresponding "FORMAT" or "STREAM" section. @@ -94,6 +98,10 @@ For example for printing the output in JSON format, specify: For more details on the available output printing formats, see the Writers section below. +@item -sections +Print sections structure and section information, and exit. The output +is not meant to be parsed by a machine. + @item -select_streams @var{stream_specifier} Select only the streams specified by @var{stream_specifier}. This option affects only the options related to streams |