* [FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] avformat: Add strftime_mkdir command line parameter to segment muxer
@ 2026-02-25 22:23 Emre Simsirli via ffmpeg-devel
2026-02-25 22:35 ` [FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH v2 1/2] " Emre Simsirli via ffmpeg-devel
0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Emre Simsirli via ffmpeg-devel @ 2026-02-25 22:23 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: ffmpeg-devel; +Cc: Emre Simsirli
Adds strftime_mkdir parameter so that the parent directories defined in
the segment name are correctly created. This makes the strftime
functionality in 'segment' consistent with 'hls'.
Signed-off-by: Emre Simsirli <mail@emresimsirli.com>
---
libavformat/segment.c | 16 ++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 16 insertions(+)
diff --git a/libavformat/segment.c b/libavformat/segment.c
index 2c7ba0e776..d84115ef3a 100644
--- a/libavformat/segment.c
+++ b/libavformat/segment.c
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ typedef struct SegmentContext {
int64_t time; ///< segment duration
int64_t min_seg_duration; ///< minimum segment duration
int use_strftime; ///< flag to expand filename with strftime
+ int use_strftime_mkdir; ///< flag to create parent directories with
strftime_mkdir
int increment_tc; ///< flag to increment timecode if found
char *times_str; ///< segment times specification string
@@ -208,6 +209,20 @@ static int set_segment_filename(AVFormatContext *s)
av_bprint_finalize(&filename, NULL);
return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
}
+
+ if (seg->use_strftime_mkdir) {
+ const char* dir;
+ char* fn_copy = av_strdup(filename.str);
+ if (!fn_copy)
+ return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
+ dir = av_dirname(fn_copy);
+ if (ff_mkdir_p(dir) == -1 && errno != EEXIST) {
+ av_log(s, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Could not create directory %s
with use_strftime_mkdir\n", dir);
+ av_freep(&fn_copy);
+ return AVERROR(errno);
+ }
+ av_freep(&fn_copy);
+ }
} else {
ret = ff_bprint_get_frame_filename(&filename, s->url,
seg->segment_idx, 0);
if (ret < 0) {
@@ -1077,6 +1092,7 @@ static const AVOption options[] = {
{ "segment_start_number", "set the sequence number of the first
segment", OFFSET(segment_idx), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = 0}, 0, INT_MAX, E },
{ "segment_wrap_number", "set the number of wrap before the first
segment", OFFSET(segment_idx_wrap_nb), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = 0}, 0,
INT_MAX, E },
{ "strftime", "set filename expansion with strftime at
segment creation", OFFSET(use_strftime), AV_OPT_TYPE_BOOL, {.i64 = 0 },
0, 1, E },
+ { "strftime_mkdir", "create last directory component in
strftime-generated filename", OFFSET(use_strftime_mkdir),
AV_OPT_TYPE_BOOL, { .i64 = 0 }, 0, 1, E },
{ "increment_tc", "increment timecode between each segment",
OFFSET(increment_tc), AV_OPT_TYPE_BOOL, {.i64 = 0 }, 0, 1, E },
{ "break_non_keyframes", "allow breaking segments on
non-keyframes", OFFSET(break_non_keyframes), AV_OPT_TYPE_BOOL, {.i64 =
0}, 0, 1, E },
-- 2.53.0
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* [FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH v2 1/2] avformat: Add strftime_mkdir command line parameter to segment muxer
2026-02-25 22:23 [FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] avformat: Add strftime_mkdir command line parameter to segment muxer Emre Simsirli via ffmpeg-devel
@ 2026-02-25 22:35 ` Emre Simsirli via ffmpeg-devel
2026-02-25 22:35 ` [FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH v2 2/2] doc: Update segment muxer options with strftime_mkdir Emre Simsirli via ffmpeg-devel
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From: Emre Simsirli via ffmpeg-devel @ 2026-02-25 22:35 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: ffmpeg-devel; +Cc: Emre Simsirli
Adds strftime_mkdir parameter so that the parent directories defined in the segment name are correctly created. This makes the strftime functionality in 'segment' consistent with 'hls'.
Signed-off-by: Emre Simsirli <mail@emresimsirli.com>
---
libavformat/segment.c | 16 ++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 16 insertions(+)
diff --git a/libavformat/segment.c b/libavformat/segment.c
index 2c7ba0e776..d84115ef3a 100644
--- a/libavformat/segment.c
+++ b/libavformat/segment.c
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ typedef struct SegmentContext {
int64_t time; ///< segment duration
int64_t min_seg_duration; ///< minimum segment duration
int use_strftime; ///< flag to expand filename with strftime
+ int use_strftime_mkdir; ///< flag to create parent directories with strftime_mkdir
int increment_tc; ///< flag to increment timecode if found
char *times_str; ///< segment times specification string
@@ -208,6 +209,20 @@ static int set_segment_filename(AVFormatContext *s)
av_bprint_finalize(&filename, NULL);
return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
}
+
+ if (seg->use_strftime_mkdir) {
+ const char* dir;
+ char* fn_copy = av_strdup(filename.str);
+ if (!fn_copy)
+ return AVERROR(ENOMEM);
+ dir = av_dirname(fn_copy);
+ if (ff_mkdir_p(dir) == -1 && errno != EEXIST) {
+ av_log(s, AV_LOG_ERROR, "Could not create directory %s with use_strftime_mkdir\n", dir);
+ av_freep(&fn_copy);
+ return AVERROR(errno);
+ }
+ av_freep(&fn_copy);
+ }
} else {
ret = ff_bprint_get_frame_filename(&filename, s->url, seg->segment_idx, 0);
if (ret < 0) {
@@ -1077,6 +1092,7 @@ static const AVOption options[] = {
{ "segment_start_number", "set the sequence number of the first segment", OFFSET(segment_idx), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = 0}, 0, INT_MAX, E },
{ "segment_wrap_number", "set the number of wrap before the first segment", OFFSET(segment_idx_wrap_nb), AV_OPT_TYPE_INT, {.i64 = 0}, 0, INT_MAX, E },
{ "strftime", "set filename expansion with strftime at segment creation", OFFSET(use_strftime), AV_OPT_TYPE_BOOL, {.i64 = 0 }, 0, 1, E },
+ { "strftime_mkdir", "create last directory component in strftime-generated filename", OFFSET(use_strftime_mkdir), AV_OPT_TYPE_BOOL, { .i64 = 0 }, 0, 1, E },
{ "increment_tc", "increment timecode between each segment", OFFSET(increment_tc), AV_OPT_TYPE_BOOL, {.i64 = 0 }, 0, 1, E },
{ "break_non_keyframes", "allow breaking segments on non-keyframes", OFFSET(break_non_keyframes), AV_OPT_TYPE_BOOL, {.i64 = 0}, 0, 1, E },
--
2.53.0
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* [FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH v2 2/2] doc: Update segment muxer options with strftime_mkdir
2026-02-25 22:35 ` [FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH v2 1/2] " Emre Simsirli via ffmpeg-devel
@ 2026-02-25 22:35 ` Emre Simsirli via ffmpeg-devel
0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Emre Simsirli via ffmpeg-devel @ 2026-02-25 22:35 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: ffmpeg-devel; +Cc: Emre Simsirli
Adds strftime_mkdir parameter explanation to the docs for the segment muxer.
Signed-off-by: Emre Simsirli <mail@emresimsirli.com>
---
doc/muxers.texi | 5 +++++
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
diff --git a/doc/muxers.texi b/doc/muxers.texi
index e1f737b1d9..36756949ee 100644
--- a/doc/muxers.texi
+++ b/doc/muxers.texi
@@ -3523,6 +3523,11 @@ segments to write. If this is selected, the output segment name must
contain a @code{strftime} function template. Default value is
@code{0}.
+@item strftime_mkdir @var{1|0}
+Used Used together with @code{strftime}, it will create all subdirectories
+which are present in the provided segment name function template.
+Default value is @code{0}.
+
@item break_non_keyframes @var{1|0}
If enabled, allow segments to start on frames other than keyframes. This
improves behavior on some players when the time between keyframes is
--
2.53.0
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