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+# extract audio from video
+`ffmpeg -i sample.avi -q:a 0 -map a sample.mp3`
+
+# extract a portion of audio from a video
+`ffmpeg -i sample.avi -ss 00:03:05 -t 00:00:45.0 -q:a 0 -map a sample.mp3`
+