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15 18e7b0bb 2022-07-09 op .Dd July 9, 2022
20 3baa2617 2022-02-16 op .Nd music player
24 3baa2617 2022-02-16 op .Op Fl s Ar socket
27 3baa2617 2022-02-16 op .Op Ar argument ...
29 3baa2617 2022-02-16 op .Sh DESCRIPTION
31 b557564c 2022-07-13 op is a music player daemon and command-line utility to play music.
32 a6d90fb2 2022-05-10 op The server is started automatically in the background on demand.
34 3baa2617 2022-02-16 op The following options are available:
35 f474712b 2022-05-09 op .Bl -tag -width Ds
37 b0d2a966 2022-05-19 op Do not daemonize:
39 161abbe5 2022-03-03 op will run in the foreground and log to standard error.
40 1d673950 2022-03-03 op It's ignored if any commands are given on the command line or if the
41 a6d90fb2 2022-05-10 op server is already running.
43 3baa2617 2022-02-16 op Produce more verbose output.
44 3baa2617 2022-02-16 op .It Fl s Ar socket
47 3baa2617 2022-02-16 op instead of the default
48 3baa2617 2022-02-16 op .Pa /tmp/amused-$UID
49 3baa2617 2022-02-16 op to communicate with the daemon.
50 1d673950 2022-03-03 op .It Ar command Op Ar argument ...
51 1d673950 2022-03-03 op Specify the command to run.
52 18282bc0 2022-03-09 op If no commands are specified,
57 3baa2617 2022-02-16 op The following commands are available:
58 26caf091 2022-05-14 op .Bl -tag -width Ds
60 3baa2617 2022-02-16 op Enqueue the given files.
61 1eae758b 2022-07-13 op .It Cm consume Op Cm on|off
62 9fb94242 2022-07-13 op When consume mode is enabled the tracks are removed from the playlist
63 9fb94242 2022-07-13 op once played til the end.
65 3baa2617 2022-02-16 op Erase the playlist.
66 40aa47d9 2022-02-19 op .It Cm jump Ar pattern
67 40aa47d9 2022-02-19 op Play the first song in the playing queue that matches
69 140010c2 2022-03-03 op .Pq a basic case-insensitive regexp .
70 ba7595d8 2022-02-17 op .It Cm load Op Ar file
71 ba7595d8 2022-02-17 op Load a playlist from
73 a1d30eac 2022-03-03 op or standard input.
74 a6d90fb2 2022-05-10 op A playlist is a list of paths to music files given one per line
75 a6d90fb2 2022-05-10 op and optionally prefixed by
77 a1d30eac 2022-03-03 op or two spaces.
78 a1d30eac 2022-03-03 op If the list was generated by
81 b557564c 2022-07-13 op restore also the position in the playlist.
82 b557564c 2022-07-13 op Otherwise, if already playing something, try to match the currently
83 b557564c 2022-07-13 op song in the new list.
84 b557564c 2022-07-13 op Failing that, the playlist will be played from the first track
86 90122a37 2022-05-14 op .It Cm monitor Op Ar events
87 b557564c 2022-07-13 op Stop indefinitely and print when an event in the comma-separated list
90 fea2a1d2 2022-07-12 op happened, or all if not given.
95 6242c160 2022-07-13 op .Bl -tag -compact -width Ds
97 fea2a1d2 2022-07-12 op Added a song to the playlist.
99 6242c160 2022-07-13 op Jumped to a different song in the playlist.
101 fea2a1d2 2022-07-12 op Loaded a new playlist.
104 9fb94242 2022-07-13 op .Pq repeat or consume .
106 6242c160 2022-07-13 op Advanced to next song.
110 6242c160 2022-07-13 op Playing or resuming a song.
112 6242c160 2022-07-13 op Gone back to previous song.
114 fea2a1d2 2022-07-12 op Seeked in the current track.
119 40aa47d9 2022-02-19 op Play the next song.
121 40aa47d9 2022-02-19 op Pause the playback.
123 40aa47d9 2022-02-19 op Start or resume the playback.
125 40aa47d9 2022-02-19 op Play the previous song.
126 1eae758b 2022-07-13 op .It Cm repeat one|all Op Cm on|off
127 a6d90fb2 2022-05-10 op Enable or disable the automatic repetition of the current track
129 a6d90fb2 2022-05-10 op or of the whole playing queue
131 40aa47d9 2022-02-19 op .It Cm restart
132 40aa47d9 2022-02-19 op Rewind the current song to the beginning.
133 18e7b0bb 2022-07-09 op It's a shorthand for
137 18e7b0bb 2022-07-09 op .It Cm seek Oo Oo Ar hours : Oc Ns Ar minutes : Oc Ns Ar seconds | Ar percentage Ns %
138 18e7b0bb 2022-07-09 op Seek by the specified amount of time into the current song.
139 18e7b0bb 2022-07-09 op If the argument is prefixed by either
143 b557564c 2022-07-13 op then the seek is relative to the current position.
144 40aa47d9 2022-02-19 op .It Cm show Op Fl p
145 b557564c 2022-07-13 op Show the playlist.
150 40aa47d9 2022-02-19 op list with the current playing song prefixed by
152 57d97cc5 2022-07-10 op .It Cm status Op Fl f Ar format
153 40aa47d9 2022-02-19 op Print playback status and current song.
156 57d97cc5 2022-07-10 op is a comma-separated list of words that select the information to
157 57d97cc5 2022-07-10 op print, in order.
158 57d97cc5 2022-07-10 op It defaults to
159 57d97cc5 2022-07-10 op .Ev AMUSED_STATUS_FORMAT
161 57d97cc5 2022-07-10 op .Dq status,time,repeat
162 57d97cc5 2022-07-10 op if not defined.
163 57d97cc5 2022-07-10 op The format available are:
165 57d97cc5 2022-07-10 op .Bl -tag -compact -width time:percentage
167 57d97cc5 2022-07-10 op Path of the current song
168 57d97cc5 2022-07-10 op .It repeat:oneline
169 57d97cc5 2022-07-10 op Repeat status in a single line.
171 57d97cc5 2022-07-10 op Repeat all and repeat one status, one per line.
173 57d97cc5 2022-07-10 op Playback status by the path to the current song.
174 57d97cc5 2022-07-10 op .It time:oneline
175 57d97cc5 2022-07-10 op Position and duration in a single line.
176 57d97cc5 2022-07-10 op .It time:percentage
177 57d97cc5 2022-07-10 op Percentage of the current position.
179 57d97cc5 2022-07-10 op Current position and duration in seconds.
181 57d97cc5 2022-07-10 op Current position and duration in a human-readable format.
184 40aa47d9 2022-02-19 op Stop the music player.
185 40aa47d9 2022-02-19 op .It Cm toggle
186 40aa47d9 2022-02-19 op Play/pause the playback.
189 129b80cf 2022-07-09 op Commands can be abbreviated to a unique prefix, for example
191 cfb00927 2022-02-17 op can be given instead of
195 47e75b09 2022-07-10 op automatically skips and removes from the playlist non-regular files by
197 47e75b09 2022-07-10 op Files with non recognized audio format are skippend and removed from
198 47e75b09 2022-07-10 op the playlist too.
199 57d97cc5 2022-07-10 op .Sh ENVIRONMENT
200 57d97cc5 2022-07-10 op .Bl -tag -width AMUSED_STATUS_FORMAT
201 57d97cc5 2022-07-10 op .It Ev AMUSED_STATUS_FORMAT
202 57d97cc5 2022-07-10 op The default format used by
207 3baa2617 2022-02-16 op .Bl -tag -width "/tmp/amused-$UID" -compact
208 3baa2617 2022-02-16 op .It Pa /tmp/amused-$UID
209 bf57ea43 2022-02-22 op .Ux Ns -domain
210 bf57ea43 2022-02-22 op socket used for communication with the daemon.
213 2c35cd80 2022-02-17 op Enqueue all mp3 files in the current directory:
214 2c35cd80 2022-02-17 op .Bd -literal -offset indent
215 2c35cd80 2022-02-17 op $ amused add *.mp3
218 2c35cd80 2022-02-17 op Recursively add all opus files:
219 2c35cd80 2022-02-17 op .Bd -literal -offset indent
220 2c35cd80 2022-02-17 op $ find . -type f -iname \\*.opus -exec amused add {} +
223 c1009d92 2022-06-12 op Load every file under the current directory recursively:
224 c1009d92 2022-06-12 op .Bd -literal -offset indent
225 c1009d92 2022-06-12 op $ find . | amused load
228 2c35cd80 2022-02-17 op Save the state of the player to the file
230 2c35cd80 2022-02-17 op .Bd -literal -offset indent
231 19dc5a22 2022-03-03 op $ amused show -p > state
234 2c35cd80 2022-02-17 op Load a previous state:
235 2c35cd80 2022-02-17 op .Bd -literal -offset indent
236 2c35cd80 2022-02-17 op $ amused load < state
239 a6d90fb2 2022-05-10 op Shuffle the playlist:
240 19ae7661 2022-02-17 op .Bd -literal -offset indent
241 19ae7661 2022-02-17 op $ amused show | sort -R | amused load
244 19ae7661 2022-02-17 op Remove duplicates:
245 19ae7661 2022-02-17 op .Bd -literal -offset indent
246 19ae7661 2022-02-17 op $ amused show | sort | uniq | amused load
249 99b9b3af 2022-02-17 op Select a song with
251 99b9b3af 2022-02-17 op .Bd -literal -offset indent
252 99b9b3af 2022-02-17 op $ amused jump "$(amused show | fzf +s)"
258 3baa2617 2022-02-16 op utility was written by
259 3baa2617 2022-02-16 op .An Omar Polo Aq Mt op@openbsd.org .