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. It also has an interactive mode, useful for controlling
16       playback  remotely  via ssh. Any files specified after the option argu‐
17       ments will be added to the library.  If the --enqueue option is  given,
18       the files will also be added to the play queue.
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OPTIONS

21       -?,--help
22              Show help options
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24       --debug
25              Enable debug output
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27       --no-start
28              Do not start a new instance of rhythmbox
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30       --quit Quit rhythmbox
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32       -i,--interactive
33              Start  interactive  mode  --no-present Don't present an existing
34              rhythmbox window
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36       --next Jump to next song
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38       --previous
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41       --play Resume playback if currently paused
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43       --pause
44              Pause playback if currently playing
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46       --play-pause
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49       --stop Stop playback if currently playing
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51       --play-uri=URI
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54       --enqueue
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57       --clear-queue
58              Empty the play queue before adding new tracks
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60       --print-playing
61              Print the title and artist of the playing song
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63       --print-playing-format=format
64              Print formatted details of the song (see FORMAT OPTIONS below).
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66       --set-volume
67              Set the playback volume
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69       --volume-up
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72       --volume-down
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75       --print-volume
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78       --select-source=URI
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81       --activate-source=URI
82              Select the source corresponding to a URI (device or mount point)
83              and start playing from it if not already playing.
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85       --play-source=URI
86              Select the source corresponding to a URI (device or mount point)
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FORMAT OPTIONS

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

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

139       rhythmbox(1).
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143GNOME                             2007-06-28                      rhythmbox(1)