<p>The order in which sections are printed is hard-coded and insensitive to user specification.</p>
<p>This is the layout in the source.</p>
<pre><code>if (do_read_frames || do_read_packets) {
...
}

if (do_show_programs) {
...
}

if (do_show_streams) {
...
}
if (do_show_chapters) {
...
}
if (do_show_format) {
...
}
</code></pre>

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2023-05-02T04:19:59.737Z
2023-05-02T04:19:59.737Z
Gyan
<p>How can I change the output order of FFprobe?</p>
<p><code>ffprobe -hide_banner -show_streams -show_format space.mkv -of json=c=0 -o output.json</code> creates a json output file with the <code>streams</code> sections first and the <code>format</code> section last.</p>
<p>I need the reverse order (<code>format</code> section first, <code>streams</code> section last).</p>
<p>But reordering the parameters (i.e. <code>-show_format -show_streams</code>) has no effect unfortunately.</p>
<p>This is the output of the command above:</p>
<pre><code>{
    &quot;streams&quot;: [
        {
            &quot;index&quot;: 0,
            &quot;codec_name&quot;: &quot;h264&quot;,
            &quot;codec_long_name&quot;: &quot;H.264 / AVC / MPEG-4 AVC / MPEG-4 part 10&quot;,
            &quot;profile&quot;: &quot;Main&quot;,
            &quot;codec_type&quot;: &quot;video&quot;,
            &quot;codec_tag_string&quot;: &quot;[0][0][0][0]&quot;,
            &quot;codec_tag&quot;: &quot;0x0000&quot;,
            &quot;width&quot;: 256,
            &quot;height&quot;: 144,
            &quot;coded_width&quot;: 256,
            &quot;coded_height&quot;: 144,
            &quot;closed_captions&quot;: 0,
            &quot;film_grain&quot;: 0,
            &quot;has_b_frames&quot;: 1,
            &quot;sample_aspect_ratio&quot;: &quot;1:1&quot;,
            &quot;display_aspect_ratio&quot;: &quot;16:9&quot;,
            &quot;pix_fmt&quot;: &quot;yuv420p&quot;,
            &quot;level&quot;: 11,
            &quot;color_range&quot;: &quot;tv&quot;,
            &quot;color_space&quot;: &quot;bt709&quot;,
            &quot;color_transfer&quot;: &quot;bt709&quot;,
            &quot;color_primaries&quot;: &quot;bt709&quot;,
            &quot;chroma_location&quot;: &quot;left&quot;,
            &quot;field_order&quot;: &quot;progressive&quot;,
            &quot;refs&quot;: 1,
            &quot;is_avc&quot;: &quot;true&quot;,
            &quot;nal_length_size&quot;: &quot;4&quot;,
            &quot;r_frame_rate&quot;: &quot;3737/250&quot;,
            &quot;avg_frame_rate&quot;: &quot;3737/250&quot;,
            &quot;time_base&quot;: &quot;1/1000&quot;,
            &quot;start_pts&quot;: 0,
            &quot;start_time&quot;: &quot;0.000000&quot;,
            &quot;bits_per_raw_sample&quot;: &quot;8&quot;,
            &quot;extradata_size&quot;: 41,
            &quot;disposition&quot;: {
                &quot;default&quot;: 1,
                &quot;dub&quot;: 0,
                &quot;original&quot;: 0,
                &quot;comment&quot;: 0,
                &quot;lyrics&quot;: 0,
                &quot;karaoke&quot;: 0,
                &quot;forced&quot;: 0,
                &quot;hearing_impaired&quot;: 0,
                &quot;visual_impaired&quot;: 0,
                &quot;clean_effects&quot;: 0,
                &quot;attached_pic&quot;: 0,
                &quot;timed_thumbnails&quot;: 0,
                &quot;captions&quot;: 0,
                &quot;descriptions&quot;: 0,
                &quot;metadata&quot;: 0,
                &quot;dependent&quot;: 0,
                &quot;still_image&quot;: 0
            },
            &quot;tags&quot;: {
                &quot;HANDLER_NAME&quot;: &quot;ISO Media file produced by Google Inc.&quot;,
                &quot;VENDOR_ID&quot;: &quot;[0][0][0][0]&quot;,
                &quot;DURATION&quot;: &quot;00:10:53.276000000&quot;
            }
        },
        {
            &quot;index&quot;: 1,
            &quot;codec_name&quot;: &quot;aac&quot;,
            &quot;codec_long_name&quot;: &quot;AAC (Advanced Audio Coding)&quot;,
            &quot;profile&quot;: &quot;HE-AAC&quot;,
            &quot;codec_type&quot;: &quot;audio&quot;,
            &quot;codec_tag_string&quot;: &quot;[0][0][0][0]&quot;,
            &quot;codec_tag&quot;: &quot;0x0000&quot;,
            &quot;sample_fmt&quot;: &quot;fltp&quot;,
            &quot;sample_rate&quot;: &quot;44100&quot;,
            &quot;channels&quot;: 2,
            &quot;channel_layout&quot;: &quot;stereo&quot;,
            &quot;bits_per_sample&quot;: 0,
            &quot;initial_padding&quot;: 0,
            &quot;r_frame_rate&quot;: &quot;0/0&quot;,
            &quot;avg_frame_rate&quot;: &quot;0/0&quot;,
            &quot;time_base&quot;: &quot;1/1000&quot;,
            &quot;start_pts&quot;: 0,
            &quot;start_time&quot;: &quot;0.000000&quot;,
            &quot;extradata_size&quot;: 25,
            &quot;disposition&quot;: {
                &quot;default&quot;: 1,
                &quot;dub&quot;: 0,
                &quot;original&quot;: 0,
                &quot;comment&quot;: 0,
                &quot;lyrics&quot;: 0,
                &quot;karaoke&quot;: 0,
                &quot;forced&quot;: 0,
                &quot;hearing_impaired&quot;: 0,
                &quot;visual_impaired&quot;: 0,
                &quot;clean_effects&quot;: 0,
                &quot;attached_pic&quot;: 0,
                &quot;timed_thumbnails&quot;: 0,
                &quot;captions&quot;: 0,
                &quot;descriptions&quot;: 0,
                &quot;metadata&quot;: 0,
                &quot;dependent&quot;: 0,
                &quot;still_image&quot;: 0
            },
            &quot;tags&quot;: {
                &quot;HANDLER_NAME&quot;: &quot;ISO Media file produced by Google Inc.&quot;,
                &quot;VENDOR_ID&quot;: &quot;[0][0][0][0]&quot;,
                &quot;DURATION&quot;: &quot;00:10:53.409000000&quot;
            }
        }
    ],
    &quot;format&quot;: {
        &quot;filename&quot;: &quot;space.mkv&quot;,
        &quot;nb_streams&quot;: 2,
        &quot;nb_programs&quot;: 0,
        &quot;format_name&quot;: &quot;matroska,webm&quot;,
        &quot;format_long_name&quot;: &quot;Matroska / WebM&quot;,
        &quot;start_time&quot;: &quot;0.000000&quot;,
        &quot;duration&quot;: &quot;653.409000&quot;,
        &quot;size&quot;: &quot;5252652&quot;,
        &quot;bit_rate&quot;: &quot;64310&quot;,
        &quot;probe_score&quot;: 100,
        &quot;tags&quot;: {
            &quot;title&quot;: &quot;SpaceX Starship explodes on first launch attempt&quot;,
            &quot;COMMENT&quot;: &quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gk1BViilFFk&quot;,
            &quot;COMPATIBLE_BRANDS&quot;: &quot;iso6avc1mp41&quot;,
            &quot;MAJOR_BRAND&quot;: &quot;dash&quot;,
            &quot;MINOR_VERSION&quot;: &quot;0&quot;,
            &quot;ARTIST&quot;: &quot;CNN&quot;,
            &quot;DATE&quot;: &quot;20230420&quot;,
            &quot;DESCRIPTION&quot;: &quot;SpaceX’s Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, took off from a launch pad on the coast of South Texas, but exploded midair before stage separation. #CNN #News&quot;,
            &quot;SYNOPSIS&quot;: &quot;SpaceX’s Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, took off from a launch pad on the coast of South Texas, but exploded midair before stage separation. #CNN #News&quot;,
            &quot;PURL&quot;: &quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gk1BViilFFk&quot;,
            &quot;ENCODER&quot;: &quot;Lavf60.4.101&quot;
        }
    }
}
</code></pre>

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2023-05-01T11:33:20.980Z
The order is hardcoded :(
Gyan
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If you know this to be the case (and as a bonus can demonstrate it), please post this as an answer. Assuming there is no way to change the result with FFprobe itself, I will accept this as the correct answer.
summerrain
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2023-05-02T00:46:43.400Z
Why downvote? This is an important question for me.
summerrain
<ffmpeg><formats><ffprobe>
change output order of FFprobe
summerrain
# change output order of FFprobe

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-04-28)

How can I change the output order of FFprobe?
ffprobe -hide_banner -show_streams -show_format space.mkv -of json=c=0 -o output.json creates a json output file with the streams sections first and the format section last.
I need the reverse order (format section first, streams section last).
But reordering the parameters (i.e. -show_format -show_streams) has no effect unfortunately.
This is the output of the command above:
{
    "streams": [
        {
            "index": 0,
            "codec_name": "h264",
            "codec_long_name": "H.264 / AVC / MPEG-4 AVC / MPEG-4 part 10",
            "profile": "Main",
            "codec_type": "video",
            "codec_tag_string": "[0][0][0][0]",
            "codec_tag": "0x0000",
            "width": 256,
            "height": 144,
            "coded_width": 256,
            "coded_height": 144,
            "closed_captions": 0,
            "film_grain": 0,
            "has_b_frames": 1,
            "sample_aspect_ratio": "1:1",
            "display_aspect_ratio": "16:9",
            "pix_fmt": "yuv420p",
            "level": 11,
            "color_range": "tv",
            "color_space": "bt709",
            "color_transfer": "bt709",
            "color_primaries": "bt709",
            "chroma_location": "left",
            "field_order": "progressive",
            "refs": 1,
            "is_avc": "true",
            "nal_length_size": "4",
            "r_frame_rate": "3737/250",
            "avg_frame_rate": "3737/250",
            "time_base": "1/1000",
            "start_pts": 0,
            "start_time": "0.000000",
            "bits_per_raw_sample": "8",
            "extradata_size": 41,
            "disposition": {
                "default": 1,
                "dub": 0,
                "original": 0,
                "comment": 0,
                "lyrics": 0,
                "karaoke": 0,
                "forced": 0,
                "hearing_impaired": 0,
                "visual_impaired": 0,
                "clean_effects": 0,
                "attached_pic": 0,
                "timed_thumbnails": 0,
                "captions": 0,
                "descriptions": 0,
                "metadata": 0,
                "dependent": 0,
                "still_image": 0
            },
            "tags": {
                "HANDLER_NAME": "ISO Media file produced by Google Inc.",
                "VENDOR_ID": "[0][0][0][0]",
                "DURATION": "00:10:53.276000000"
            }
        },
        {
            "index": 1,
            "codec_name": "aac",
            "codec_long_name": "AAC (Advanced Audio Coding)",
            "profile": "HE-AAC",
            "codec_type": "audio",
            "codec_tag_string": "[0][0][0][0]",
            "codec_tag": "0x0000",
            "sample_fmt": "fltp",
            "sample_rate": "44100",
            "channels": 2,
            "channel_layout": "stereo",
            "bits_per_sample": 0,
            "initial_padding": 0,
            "r_frame_rate": "0/0",
            "avg_frame_rate": "0/0",
            "time_base": "1/1000",
            "start_pts": 0,
            "start_time": "0.000000",
            "extradata_size": 25,
            "disposition": {
                "default": 1,
                "dub": 0,
                "original": 0,
                "comment": 0,
                "lyrics": 0,
                "karaoke": 0,
                "forced": 0,
                "hearing_impaired": 0,
                "visual_impaired": 0,
                "clean_effects": 0,
                "attached_pic": 0,
                "timed_thumbnails": 0,
                "captions": 0,
                "descriptions": 0,
                "metadata": 0,
                "dependent": 0,
                "still_image": 0
            },
            "tags": {
                "HANDLER_NAME": "ISO Media file produced by Google Inc.",
                "VENDOR_ID": "[0][0][0][0]",
                "DURATION": "00:10:53.409000000"
            }
        }
    ],
    "format": {
        "filename": "space.mkv",
        "nb_streams": 2,
        "nb_programs": 0,
        "format_name": "matroska,webm",
        "format_long_name": "Matroska / WebM",
        "start_time": "0.000000",
        "duration": "653.409000",
        "size": "5252652",
        "bit_rate": "64310",
        "probe_score": 100,
        "tags": {
            "title": "SpaceX Starship explodes on first launch attempt",
            "COMMENT": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gk1BViilFFk",
            "COMPATIBLE_BRANDS": "iso6avc1mp41",
            "MAJOR_BRAND": "dash",
            "MINOR_VERSION": "0",
            "ARTIST": "CNN",
            "DATE": "20230420",
            "DESCRIPTION": "SpaceX’s Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, took off from a launch pad on the coast of South Texas, but exploded midair before stage separation. #CNN #News",
            "SYNOPSIS": "SpaceX’s Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, took off from a launch pad on the coast of South Texas, but exploded midair before stage separation. #CNN #News",
            "PURL": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gk1BViilFFk",
            "ENCODER": "Lavf60.4.101"
        }
    }
}

**Tags:** ffmpeg, formats, ffprobe

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: The order is hardcoded :(  
> **username_0**: If you know this to be the case (and as a bonus can demonstrate it), please post this as an answer. Assuming there is no way to change the result with FFprobe itself, I will accept this as the correct answer.  
> **username_0**: Why downvote? This is an important question for me.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2023-05-02. Score: 2

The order in which sections are printed is hard-coded and insensitive to user specification.
This is the layout in the source.
if (do_read_frames || do_read_packets) {
...
}

if (do_show_programs) {
...
}

if (do_show_streams) {
...
}
if (do_show_chapters) {
...
}
if (do_show_format) {
...
}


---

