Merge branch 'next' into durk-atc

[flightgear.git] / docs-mini / README.IO

diff --git a/docs-mini/README.IO b/docs-mini/README.IO
index 19fd13933814e823d03cc9f2a6370f58792ea01f..3d6c4a1707649b9f3fda80915947db089422ca8a 100644 (file)
--- a/docs-mini/README.IO
+++ b/docs-mini/README.IO
@@ -22,14 +22,14 @@ Generic Communication:
     --generic=params
 
     With this option it is possible to output a pre-configured
-    ASCII string using a predefined separator. The configuration is
-    defined in an XML file located in the Protocol directory of
-    the base package.
+    ASCII string or binary sequence  using a predefined separator.
+    The configuration is defined in an XML file located in the
+    Protocol directory of the base package.
 
     params can be:
     serial port communication:    serial,dir,hz,device,baud,protocol
     socket communication:         socket,dir,hz,machine,port,style,protocol
-    output to a file:             file,dir,hz,filename,protocol
+    i/o to a file:                file,dir,hz,filename,protocol
 
     See README.protocol for how to define a generic protocol.
 
@@ -85,6 +85,14 @@ File I/O:
 
     --native=file,in,10,flight1.fgfs --fdm=external
 
+    You can make the replay from a file loop back to the beginning
+    when it reaches the end of the file with the "repeat" flag:
+
+    --generic=file,in,20,flight.out,playback,repeat
+
+    With a numeric argument, FlightGear will exit after that number of repeats.
+    --generic=file,in,20,flight.out,playback,repeat,5
+
 
 Moving Map Example: