On 13.08.19 07:47, rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > On Monday, August 12, 2019 10:56:22 PM riveravaldez wrote: > > >> btw which option should i add to mplayer command line > > >> so that it play only audio part (not video part) of a file? > > > > $ mplayer -novideo file > > I'm in a strange mood today (I end up here often) -- I like to see things > like > that written as: > > mplayer -novideo <file> > > or > > mplayer -novideo <filename> > > It makes it more clear what is "fixed text" and what is a variable / > parameter.
Yes, to those of us who have done a bit of reading, especially from the days when clarity of written expression was more highly valued. (Or at least given greater formality.) But not everyone has been exposed to the above long and widely established substitute for italics or similar to denote non-literal text, so your "teaching moment" is an act of generosity. Erik
