Display version number.
.SS "Buffer Control Options"
You shouldn't need to use these options.
+Their effects are subject to change between version without warning.
+You should consult the source code for details of their effects.
.TP
.B \-\-min \fIFRAMES\fR, \fB\-m \fIFRAMES\fR
Specifies the buffer low watermark in frames.
-If the number of frames falls below this value then playing will be
-stopped until the buffer fills up.
-.TP
-.B \-\-buffer \fIFRAMES\fR, \fB\-b \fIFRAMES\fR
-Specifies the buffer high watermark in frames.
-Once there are this many frames in the buffer, playing will be (re-)started.
+This also acts as the target buffer occupancy.
.TP
.B \-\-max \fIFRAMES\fR, \fB\-x \fIFRAMES\fR
Specifies the maximum buffer size in frames.
If there are this many frames in the buffer then reading from the
network socket will be suspended.
-The default is four times the \fB\-\-buffer\fR value.
+The default is twice the \fB\-\-min\fR value.
.TP
.B \-\-rcvbuf \fIBYTES\fR, \fB\-R \fIBYTES\fR
Specifies socket receive buffer size.
-The default is 131072 (128Kbytes).
+The default is not to change the buffer size, i.e. you get whatever the
+local operating system chooses.
The buffer size will not be reduced below the operating system's default.
+.TP
+.B \-\-monitor\fR, \fB\-M
+Periodically report how close to the buffer low watermark the buffer is.
+If you have trouble with poor playback quality, enable this option to see if
+the buffer is emptying out (or overfilling, though there are measures to
+prevent that from happening).
.SH "REMOTE CONTROL"
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.B \-\-socket
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