[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] ffprobe: add -codec:<media_spec> option

[James Zern]

On Tue, Jun 10, 2025 at 8:02 AM Maryla Ustarroz-Calonge via
ffmpeg-devel <ffmpeg-devel at ffmpeg.org> wrote:
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> From: Maryla Ustarroz-Calonge <maryla at google.com>
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> Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2025 17:02:05 +0200
> Subject: [PATCH] ffprobe: add -codec:<media_spec> option
> opt_codec() is mostly copied over from ffplay.c
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> Signed-off-by: Maryla Ustarroz-Calonge <maryla at google.com>
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>  Changelog         |   2 +-
>  fftools/ffprobe.c | 114 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
>  2 files changed, 103 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
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This looks consistent with ffplay. ffmpeg has additional aliases, but
the two tools could be made consistent in a separate change.

doc/ffprobe.texi could use an update.