| Command |
Purpose |
nohup mplayer -loop 0 -input file=steve.fifo -playlist arties_best.m3u &
|
Start mplayer in the background, allow the playlist to repeat infinitely, read commands from steve.fifo, and use playlist arties_best.m3u. |
echo quit > steve.fifo
|
Cause mplayer to quit. |
echo pausing seek -1 0 > steve.fifo
|
Pause mplayer. |
echo pausing seek -1 0 > steve.fifo;
echo pause > steve.fifo
|
Unpause mplayer, regardless of its current pause state. Note that both these commands must be run to guarantee unpause. |
echo loadlist arties_white_horse_dreams.m3u > steve.fifo;
|
Switch to playlist arties_white_horse_dreams.m3u. |
echo seek 10 0 > steve.fifo
|
Jump ahead 10 seconds in current song. |
echo seek -10 0 > steve.fifo
|
Back up 10 seconds in current song. |
echo seek 0 1 > steve.fifo
|
Go to beginning of current song. |
echo pt_step 1 > steve.fifo
|
Skip to the next song in the playlist. |
echo pt_step -1 > steve.fifo
|
Go back to the previous song in the playlist. |
echo volume 8 > steve.fifo
|
Play the song a little louder (repeat as necessary). |
echo volume -8 > steve.fifo
|
Play the song a little softer (repeat as necessary). |
echo mute 1 > steve.fifo
|
Mute mplayer (song keeps playing silently). |
echo mute 0 > steve.fifo
|
Unmute mplayer. |
