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rhythmbox(1)						      General Commands Manual						      rhythmbox(1)

NAME

       rhythmbox-client - controls a running instance of rhythmbox

SYNOPSIS

       rhythmbox-client [option...][file...]

DESCRIPTION

       rhythmbox-client is a tool for controlling an already running instance of rhythmbox.  It's useful for remote control scripting, adding spe-
       cific files to the library from the shell, or printing details of what's playing. Any files specified after the option  arguments  will	be
       added to the library.  If the --enqueue option is given, the files will also be added to the play queue.

OPTIONS

       -?,--help
	      Show help options

       --debug
	      Enable debug output

       --no-start
	      Do not start a new instance of rhythmbox

       --quit Quit rhythmbox

       --no-present
	      Don't present an existing rhythmbox window

       --hide Hide the rhythmbox window

       --next Jump to next song

       --previous
	      Jump to previous song

       --notify
	      Show notification of the playing song

       --play Resume playback if currently paused

       --pause
	      Pause playback if currently playing

       --play-pause
	      Toggle play/pause mode

       --play-uri=URI
	      Play a specified URI, importing it if necessary

       --enqueue
	      Add specified tracks already in the library to the play queue

       --clear-queue
	      Empty the play queue before adding new tracks

       --print-playing
	      Print the title and artist of the playing song

       --print-playing-format=format
	      Print formatted details of the song (see FORMAT OPTIONS below).

       --set-volume
	      Set the playback volume

       --volume-up
	      Increase the playback volume

       --volume-down
	      Decrease the playback volume

       --print-volume
	      Print the current playback volume

       --mute Mute playback

       --unmute
	      Unmute playback

       --select-source=URI
	      Select the source corresponding to a URI (device or mount point)

       --activate-source=URI
	      Select the source corresponding to a URI (device or mount point) and start playing from it if not already playing.

       --play-source=URI
	      Select the source corresponding to a URI (device or mount point) and start playing from it.

FORMAT OPTIONS

       %at    album title

       %aa    album artist

       %aA    album artist (lowercase)

       %as    album artist sortname

       %aS    album artist sortname (lowercase)

       %ay    album year

       %ag    album genre

       %aG    album genre (lowercase)

       %an    album disc number

       %aN    album disc number, zero padded

       %st    stream title

       %tn    track number (i.e 8)

       %tN    track number, zero padded (i.e 08)

       %tt    track title

       %ta    track artist

       %tA    track artist (lowercase)

       %ts    track artist sortname

       %tS    track artist sortname (lowercase)

       %td    track duration

       %te    track elapsed time

       Variables  can be combined using quotes. For example "%tn %aa %tt", will print the track number followed by the artist and the title of the
       track.

AUTHOR

       This manual page was written by Sven Arvidsson <sa@whiz.se>, for the Debian system (but may be used by others).

SEE ALSO

       rhythmbox(1).

GNOME
								    2007-06-28							      rhythmbox(1)

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vagalumectl(1)						      General Commands Manual						    vagalumectl(1)

NAME

       vagalumectl - Remotely control Vagalume via its D-Bus interface

SYNOPSIS

       vagalumectl [command]

DESCRIPTION

       This manual page documents briefly the vagalumectl command.

       vagalumectl is a front end to easily control the Vagalume Last.fm client via its D-Bus interface without having to use low-level commands.

COMMANDS

       play   Start playing the last selected radio.

       skip   Skip to the next song.

       stop   Stop playing.

       love   Mark the current song as 'loved'.

       ban    Mark the current song as 'banned' and skip to the next one.

       globaltag tag
	      Play a 'global tag' radio.

       artist artist
	      Play a 'similar artists' radio.

       group group
	      Play a 'Last.fm group' radio.

       loved user
	      Play a user's 'loved tracks' radio.

       mix user
	      Play a user's mix radio

       neighbours user
	      Play a user's 'neighbours' radio.

       library user
	      Play a user's library

       playlist user
	      Play a user's playlist.

       playurl url
	      Play an arbitrary radio URL.

       volumeup [inc]
	      Increase playback volume. If inc is not specified it takes 5 as the default value. This command is not available on all platforms.

       volumedown [inc]
	      Decrease playback volume. If inc is not specified it takes 5 as the default value. This command is not available on all platforms.

       volume value
	      Set the playback volume to a specific value. This command is not available on all platforms.

       start  Start Vagalume (unless already running).

       close  Close Vagalume (unless already closed).

       help   Show a quick reference of all available commands.

EXAMPLES

       Start playing the last selected radio:

	 $ vagalumectl play

       Play your loved tracks' radio:

	 $ vagalumectl loved YOURUSERNAME

       Play your best friend's playlist:

	 $ vagalumectl playlist USERNAME

       Please notice that quotes are recommended around parameters that might contain white spaces, such as tag or artist , e.g:

	 $ vagalumectl tag "hard rock"
	 $ vagalumectl artist "Led Zeppelin"

SEE ALSO

       vagalume(1)

AUTHOR

       This manpage has been written by Mario Sanchez Prada <msanchez@igalia.com>

								    2010-10-30							    vagalumectl(1)
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