---
name: "showriff"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "xawtv-tools"
version: "3.107-4"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/showriff"
---

# showriff(1)

show structure of RIFF files (wav, avi, ...)

## NAME

showriff - show structure of RIFF files (wav, avi, ...)

## SYNOPSIS

**showriff \[ options \] filename**

## DESCRIPTION

**showriff** displays the structure of RIFF files.  Common media files which use the RIFF format are wave-files and avi-movies.

## OPTIONS

- **-h**

  display help text

- **-j**

  try to decode mjpeg headers

- **-e**

  try to continue on errors.

## SEE ALSO

c't 11/1994, page 327 ff. (german computer mag)

## AUTHOR

Gerd Knorr \<kraxel@bytesex.org\>

## COPYRIGHT

1994 UP-Vision Computergrafik\
 1998-2000 Gerd Knorr

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.