[FFmpeg-trac] #6435(ffmpeg:new): don't give file exists error if the output is dev/null is specified as output file.

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#6435: don't give file exists error if the output is dev/null is specified as
output file.
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             Reporter:  compn        |                    Owner:
                 Type:  enhancement  |                   Status:  new
             Priority:  wish         |                Component:  ffmpeg
              Version:  git-master   |               Resolution:
             Keywords:               |               Blocked By:
             Blocking:               |  Reproduced by developer:  0
Analyzed by developer:  0            |
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Comment (by heleppkes):

 This ticket already deals with two different ways to express null output,
 and i'm sure there is a bunch more on other systems. Such platform
 specific special behavior doesn't feel like a great idea to handle.

 If you don't want any output, why don't you use "-f null"?

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