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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 --no-present Don't present an existing rhythmbox window --next Jump to next song --previous Jump to previous 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 --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)
