1XINE-REMOTE(1x)                                                XINE-REMOTE(1x)
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NAME

6       xine-remote - a small tool to connect xine remote control server.
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SYNOPSIS

9       xine-remote [options]
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DESCRIPTION

12       This manual page documents briefly the xine-remote tool.
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14       xine-remote  can  replace a raw telnet connection to a xine remote con‐
15       trol server. It  use  the  readline  facilities  (completion,  vi/emacs
16       shortcuts, command history, etc...).  By default, it try to connect the
17       localhost, using the default port (see xine(1)).
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OPTIONS

20       The program follow the usual GNU command line syntax,  with  long  iop‐
21       tions  starting  with  two  dashes  (`-´).   A  summary  of options are
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24       -H, --host <hostname>
25              Try to connect <hostname>.
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27       -P, --port <port>
28              Try to connect the host using <port>.
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30       -c, --command <command>
31              Send <command> to server then quit.  The command should be  sin‐
32              gle quoted if it contain spaces or special characters.
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34       -n, --noconnect
35              Do not initiate the connection on startup.
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37       -v, --version
38              Display version.
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40       -h, --help
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COMMANDS

44       Few  commands  are available, which are used to open or close a connec‐
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47       ?      Display available commands (the xine-remote ones +  server  ones
48              when connection is established).
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50       help <command>
51              Display  the  purpose  of <command>, if that is omitted, display
52              available commands.
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54       syntax <command>
55              Display the usage of <command>.
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57       version
58              Display version.
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60       open <server[:port]>
61              Open connection to server. A port can be  optionally  specified,
62              using colon (:) separator.
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64       close  Close connection.
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66       quit   Leaving xine-remote.
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SEE ALSO

69       xine(1).
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AUTHOR

73       This    manual    page    was    written    by   Daniel   Caujolle-Bert
74       <f1rmb@users.sourceforge.net> for the xine project.
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78The xine project                  2002-04-16                   XINE-REMOTE(1x)