[Live-devel] playing files not in the current directory

[Ross Finlayson]

>  > > I'm using live555MediaServer to do some RTSP streaming, but it's not
>>  > apparent to me how, or if you can, play files that arn't in the current
>>  > directory. eg. live555MediaServer is running in /dirA, but I want to
>>  > play /dirA/dirB/dirC/video.ts.
>>
>>
>>  > Can this be done, and if so what do I need to do?
>>
>>  simlinks
>>
>>  cd  /dirA
>>  find /dirA/dirB/dirC/*.ts | xargs -i ln -s {} .
>>
>
>The client must request "/dirA/dirB/dirC/video.ts" so this won't work.

No, symbolic links (in the same directory as the "live555MediaServer" 
application) will work.
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Ross Finlayson
Live Networks, Inc.
http://www.live555.com/