1rhythmbox(1)                General Commands Manual               rhythmbox(1)
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NAME

6       rhythmbox-client - controls a running instance of rhythmbox
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SYNOPSIS

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

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

20       -?,--help
21              Show help options
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23       --debug
24              Enable debug output
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26       --no-start
27              Do not start a new instance of rhythmbox
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29       --quit Quit rhythmbox
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31       --no-present
32              Don't present an existing rhythmbox window
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34       --hide Hide the rhythmbox window
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36       --next Jump to next song
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38       --previous
39              Jump to previous song
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41       --notify
42              Show notification of the playing song
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44       --play Resume playback if currently paused
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46       --pause
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49       --play-pause
50              Toggle play/pause mode
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52       --play-uri=URI
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55       --enqueue
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58       --clear-queue
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61       --print-playing
62              Print the title and artist of the playing song
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64       --print-playing-format=format
65              Print formatted details of the song (see FORMAT OPTIONS below).
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67       --set-volume
68              Set the playback volume
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70       --volume-up
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73       --volume-down
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76       --print-volume
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79       --mute Mute playback
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81       --unmute
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84       --select-source=URI
85              Select the source corresponding to a URI (device or mount point)
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87       --activate-source=URI
88              Select the source corresponding to a URI (device or mount point)
89              and start playing from it if not already playing.
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91       --play-source=URI
92              Select the source corresponding to a URI (device or mount point)
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FORMAT OPTIONS

96       %at    album title
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100       %aA    album artist (lowercase)
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102       %as    album artist sortname
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104       %aS    album artist sortname (lowercase)
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106       %ay    album year
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108       %ag    album genre
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110       %aG    album genre (lowercase)
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112       %an    album disc number
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116       %st    stream title
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118       %tn    track number (i.e 8)
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120       %tN    track number, zero padded (i.e 08)
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122       %tt    track title
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126       %tA    track artist (lowercase)
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128       %ts    track artist sortname
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130       %tS    track artist sortname (lowercase)
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132       %td    track duration
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134       %te    track elapsed time
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136       Variables can be combined using quotes. For example "%tn %aa %tt", will
137       print  the  track  number  followed  by the artist and the title of the
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AUTHOR

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

145       rhythmbox(1).
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149GNOME                             2007-06-28                      rhythmbox(1)