Documentation:Modules/dummy

Dummy modules are the VLC equivalent of /dev/null on GNU/Linux: they represent doing nothing.

Overview of dummy modules

Type	Description
Stream output	dummy stream output

Types

Stream output

Doesn't do anything. Can be used to test other stream output chain modules without actually streaming anything.

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