[FFmpeg-trac] #6435(ffmpeg:new): don't give file exists error if the output is dev/null is specified as output file.

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Fri Jun 2 00:42:55 EEST 2017


#6435: don't give file exists error if the output is dev/null is specified as
output file.
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             Reporter:  compn        |                    Owner:
                 Type:  enhancement  |                   Status:  new
             Priority:  wish         |                Component:  ffmpeg
              Version:  git-master   |               Resolution:
             Keywords:               |               Blocked By:
             Blocking:               |  Reproduced by developer:  0
Analyzed by developer:  0            |
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Comment (by kiroma):

 Most of the time I use it for 1st pass in 2-pass encoding.
 What if we tested if the output file exists and isn't empty? This way you
 could also output to a file that has been touched by ffmpeg but doesn't
 have any data because of misused parameters?

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