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NAME

       gmerlin_remote - Remote control command for the Gmerlin GUI Player

SYNOPSIS

       gmerlin_remote [options] command

DESCRIPTION

       Remote control command for the Gmerlin GUI Player

GLOBAL OPTIONS

       -host <hostname>

	 Host to connect to, default is localhost

       -port <port>

	 Port to connect to

       -launch

	 Launch new player if necessary

COMMANDS

       -play

	 Play current track

       -next

	 Switch to next track

       -prev

	 Switch to previous track

       -stop

	 Stop playback

       -pause

	 Pause playback

       -mute

	 Toggle mute

       -add <gml>

	 Add <gml> to the incoming album

       -addplay <gml>

	 Add <gml> to the incoming album and play it

       -open <device>

	 Open album for <device>. Device must be a GML (e.g. dvd:///dev/hdd).

       -openplay <device>

	 Open album for <device> and play first track. Device must be a GML (e.g.  dvd:///dev/hdd).

       -volume <volume>

	 Set player volume. <volume> is in dB, 0.0 is max

       -volume-rel <diff>

	 In- or decrease player volume. <diff> is in dB

       -seek-rel <diff>

	 Seek relative. <diff> is in seconds.

       -chapter [num|+|-]

	 Go to the specified chapter. Use '+' and '-' to go to the next or previous chapter respectively

       -get-name

	 Print name of the current track

       -get-metadata

	 Print metadata of the current track

       -get-time

	 Print time of the current track

GENERIC OPTIONS

       The following generic options are available for all gmerlin applications

       -help

	 Print this help message and exit

       -help-man

	 Print this help message as a manual page and exit

       -help-texi

	 Print this help message in texinfo format and exit

       -version

	 Print version info and exit

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

       GMERLIN_PLAYER_REMOTE_PORT

	 Default port for the remote control

Gmerlin 							    March 2012							 GMERLIN_REMOTE(1)