[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] doc: rework synopsis section for ff* tools

[Stefano Sabatini]

On date Monday 2012-12-17 12:26:20 -0500, Derek Buitenhuis encoded:
> On 17/12/2012 6:58 AM, Stefano Sabatini wrote:
> > +ffmpeg [@var{global_options}] @{[@var{input_file_options}] -i @file{input_file}@} ... @{[@var{output_file_options}] @file{output_file}@} ...
> 
> Weren't there some Super Special options that needed to be specified after the
> output filename? Maybe it was just in FFmbc?
> 
> From an old FFmbc IRC log:
> 
> > 11:48 < mdsh> you know how some parameters go after the output file name, like -newaudio and its associated format parameters, what's a good name for that type of parameter?
> > 11:48 < mdsh> I'm reading "ffmbc [[infile options][‘-i’ infile]]... {[outfile options] outfile}"
> > 11:49 < mdsh> and want to write "ffmbc [[infile options][‘-i’ infile]]... {[outfile options] outfile} {[extra output options]}"
> > 11:49 < mdsh> but I want some description that is better than "extra output options"
> > 11:49 < mdsh> Any ideas?

I believe those options were removed in favor of -map.
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