[MPlayer-users] using fifo command T for top gives error and does not come to top

[Jerry Geis]

I am doing mkfifo /tmp/fifo.
mplayer -input file=/tmp/fifo video.mpg
then echo T > /tmp/fifo to bring the video to top
and it tells me:

got command 'T' but
command tv_step_channel requires at least 1 argument

and my video does not come to TOP.

If I do echo p > /tmp/fifo it pauses just fine.

Any ideas?

Jerry