1 \input texinfo @c -*- texinfo -*-
3 @settitle avprobe Documentation
5 @center @titlefont{avprobe Documentation}
14 The generic syntax is:
18 avprobe [options] [@file{input_file}]
23 @c man begin DESCRIPTION
25 avprobe gathers information from multimedia streams and prints it in
26 human- and machine-readable fashion.
28 For example it can be used to check the format of the container used
29 by a multimedia stream and the format and type of each media stream
32 If a filename is specified in input, avprobe will try to open and
33 probe the file content. If the file cannot be opened or recognized as
34 a multimedia file, a positive exit code is returned.
36 avprobe may be employed both as a standalone application or in
37 combination with a textual filter, which may perform more
38 sophisticated processing, e.g. statistical processing or plotting.
40 Options are used to list some of the formats supported by avprobe or
41 for specifying which information to display, and for setting how
44 avprobe output is designed to be easily parsable by any INI or JSON
52 @include avtools-common-opts.texi
61 @item -of @var{formatter}
62 Use a specific formatter to output the document. The following
63 formatters are available
70 Pseudo-INI format that used to be the only one available in old
75 Show the unit of the displayed values.
78 Use SI prefixes for the displayed values.
79 Unless the "-byte_binary_prefix" option is used all the prefixes
82 @item -byte_binary_prefix
83 Force the use of binary prefixes for byte values.
86 Use sexagesimal format HH:MM:SS.MICROSECONDS for time values.
89 Prettify the format of the displayed values, it corresponds to the
90 options "-unit -prefix -byte_binary_prefix -sexagesimal".
93 Show information about the container format of the input multimedia
96 All the container format information is printed within a section with
99 @item -show_format_entry @var{name}
100 Like @option{-show_format}, but only prints the specified entry of the
101 container format information, rather than all. This option may be given more
102 than once, then all specified entries will be shown.
105 Show information about each packet contained in the input multimedia
108 The information for each single packet is printed within a dedicated
109 section with name "PACKET".
112 Show information about each media stream contained in the input
115 Each media stream information is printed within a dedicated section
121 @include demuxers.texi
123 @include protocols.texi
129 @settitle avprobe media prober
132 avconv(1), avplay(1) and the Libav HTML documentation