NYXMMS2(1) General Commands Manual NYXMMS2(1)
NAME
nycli - New Korving CLI
SYNOPSIS
nyxmms2 [command] [arguments]
DESCRIPTION
nycli is the new official CLI XMMS2 client, replacing xmms2(1).
INVOCATION
INLINE MODE
If nycli is passed a command as an argument, that command will be interpreted and nycli will exit after it is finished.
INTERACTIVE MODE
nycli features a powerful shell-like environment via readline that allows the user to enter commands at a prompt and have the usual cool
features such as pathname expansion and line editing.
GENERAL COMMANDS
play
Start playback.
-h | --help
Display command help.
pause
Pause playback.
-h | --help
Display command help.
stop [-n <tracks> | -t <time>]
Stop playback.
-n | --tracks
Number of tracks after which to stop playback.
-t | --time
Duration after which to stop playback.
-h | --help
Display command help.
toggle
Toggle playback.
-h | --help
Display command help.
seek <time|offset>
Seek to a relative or absolute position.
-h | --help
Display command help.
status [-r <time>] [-f <format>]
Display playback status, either continuously or once.
-r | --refresh
Delay between each refresh of the status. If 0, the status is only printed once (default).
-f | --format
Format string used to display status.
-h | --help
Display command help.
prev [offset]
Jump to previous song.
-h | --help
Display command help.
next [offset]
Jump to next song.
-h | --help
Display command help.
jump [-b] <pattern|positions>
Jump to the first media maching the pattern.
-b | --backward
Jump backward to the first media matching the pattern
-h | --help
Display command help.
info <pattern|positions>
Display all the properties for all media matching the pattern.
-h | --help
Display command help.
search [-p <name> | -c <name>] [-o <prop1[,prop2...]>] [-l <prop1[,prop2...]>] <pattern>
Search and print all media matching the pattern. Search can be restricted to a collection or a playlist by using the corresponding
flag.
-p | --playlist
Search in the given playlist.
-c | --collection
Search in the given collection.
-o | --order
List of properties to order by (prefix by '-' for reverse ordering).
-l | --columns
List of properties to use as columns.
-h | --help
Display command help.
list [-p <name>] [pattern]
List the contents of a playlist (the active playlist by default). If a pattern is provided, contents are further filtered and only the
matching media are displayed.
-p | --playlist
List the given playlist.
-h | --help
Display command help.
add [-f [-N] [-P]] [-p <playlist> | -c <collection>] [-n | -a <pos|offset>] [pattern | paths]
Add the matching media or files to a playlist.
-f | --file
Treat the arguments as file paths instead of a pattern.
-P | --pls
Treat the files as playlist files (implies --file.)
-t | --pattern
Force treating arguments as pattern.
-N | --non-recursive
Do not add directories recursively.
-p | --playlist
Add to the given playlist.
-n | --next
Add after the current track.
-a | --at
Add media at a given position in the playlist, or at a given offset from the current track.
-h | --help
Display command help.
remove [-p <playlist>] <pattern|positions>
Remove the matching media from a playlist.
-p | --playlist
Remove from the given playlist, instead of the active playlist.
-h | --help
Display command help.
move [-p <playlist>] [-n | -a <pos|offset>] <pattern|positions>
Move entries inside a playlist.
-p | --playlist
Playlist to act on.
-n | --next
Move the matching tracks after the current track.
-a | --at
Move the matching tracks by an offset or to a position.
-h | --help
Display command help.
exit
Exit the shell-like interface.
-h | --help
Display command help.
help [-a] [command]
List all commands, or help on one command.
-a | --alias
List aliases, or alias definition.
-h | --help
Display command help.
PLAYLIST COMMANDS
playlist list [-a] [pattern]
List all playlists.
-a | --all
Include hidden playlists.
-h | --help
Display command help.
playlist
No description
-h | --help
Display command help.
playlist switch <playlist>
Change the active playlist.
-h | --help
Display command help.
playlist create [-p <playlist>] <name>
Change the active playlist.
-p | --playlist
Copy the content of the playlist into the new playlist.
-h | --help
Display command help.
playlist rename [-f] [-p <playlist>] <newname>
Rename a playlist. By default, rename the active playlist.
-f | --force
Force the rename of the collection, overwrite an existing collection if needed.
-p | --playlist
Rename the given playlist.
-h | --help
Display command help.
playlist remove <playlist>
Remove the given playlist.
-h | --help
Display command help.
playlist clear [playlist]
Clear a playlist. By default, clear the active playlist.
-h | --help
Display command help.
playlist shuffle [playlist]
Shuffle a playlist. By default, shuffle the active playlist.
-h | --help
Display command help.
playlist sort [-o <order>] [playlist]
Sort a playlist. By default, sort the active playlist.
-o | --order
List of properties to sort by (prefix by '-' for reverse sorting).
-h | --help
Display command help.
playlist config [-t <type>] [-s <history>] [-u <upcoming>] [-i <coll>] [playlist]
Configure a playlist by changing its type, attributes, etc. By default, configure the active playlist.
-t | --type
Change the type of the playlist: list, queue, pshuffle.
-s | --history
Size of the history of played tracks (for queue, pshuffle).
-u | --upcoming
Number of upcoming tracks to maintain (for pshuffle).
-i | --input
Input collection for the playlist (for pshuffle). Default to 'All Media'.
-h | --help
Display command help.
COLLECTION COMMANDS
collection list
List all collections.
-h | --help
Display command help.
collection
No description
-h | --help
Display command help.
collection show <collection>
Display a human-readable description of a collection.
-h | --help
Display command help.
collection create [-f] [-a | -e] [-c <collection>] <name> [pattern]
Create a new collection. If pattern is provided, it is used to define the collection. Otherwise, the new collection contains the
whole media library.
-f | --force
Force creating of the collection, overwrite an existing collection if needed.
-c | --collection
Copy an existing collection to the new one.
-e | --empty
Initialize an empty collection.
-h | --help
Display command help.
collection rename [-f] <oldname> <newname>
Rename a collection.
-f | --force
Force renaming of the collection, overwrite an existing collection if needed.
-h | --help
Display command help.
collection remove <collection>
Remove a collection.
-h | --help
Display command help.
collection config <collection> [attrname [attrvalue]]
Get or set attributes for the given collection. If no attribute name is provided, list all attributes. If only an attribute name is
provided, display the value of the attribute. If both attribute name and value are provided, set the new value of the attribute.
-h | --help
Display command help.
SERVER COMMANDS
server import [-N] <path>
Import new files into the media library. By default, directories are imported recursively.
-N | --non-recursive
Do not import directories recursively.
-h | --help
Display command help.
server
No description
-h | --help
Display command help.
server remove <pattern>
Remove the matching media from the media library.
-h | --help
Display command help.
server rehash [pattern]
Rehash the media matched by the pattern, or the whole media library if no pattern is provided
-h | --help
Display command help.
server config [name [value]]
Get or set configuration values. If no name or value is provided, list all configuration values. If only a name is provided, display
the content of the corresponding configuration value. If both name and a value are provided, set the new content of the configuration
value.
-h | --help
Display command help.
server property [-i | -s | -D] [-S] <mid> [name [value]]
Get or set properties for a given media. If no name or value is provided, list all properties. If only a name is provided, display
the value of the property. If both a name and a value are provided, set the new value of the property.
By default, set operations use client specific source and list, display operations use source-preference. Use the --source option to
override this behaviour.
By default, the value will be used to determine whether it should be saved as a string or an integer. Use the --int or --string flag
to override this behaviour.
-i | --int
Force the value to be treated as integer.
-s | --string
Force the value to be treated as a string.
-D | --delete
Delete the selected property.
-S | --source
Property source.
-h | --help
Display command help.
server plugins
List the plugins loaded in the server.
-h | --help
Display command help.
server volume [-c <name>] [value]
Get or set the audio volume (in a range of 0-100). If a value is provided, set the new value of the volume. Otherwise, display the
current volume. By default, the command applies to all audio channels. Use the --channel flag to override this behaviour.
-c | --channel
Get or set the volume only for one channel.
-h | --help
Display command help.
server stats
Display statistics about the server: uptime, version, size of the medialib, etc
-h | --help
Display command help.
server sync
Force the saving of collections to the disk (otherwise only performed on shutdown)
-h | --help
Display command help.
server shutdown
Shutdown the server.
-h | --help
Display command help.
ALIASES
A list of command aliases are read from the configuration file in the section [alias] at runtime. The syntax of nycli aliases are somewhat
similar to bash and other shells. An alias is defined by a list of semi-colon separated commands and arguments. Parameter expansion is sup-
ported (see EXPANSION below).
The default configuration includes the following aliases:
addpls
add -f -P $@
-h | --help
Display command help.
current
status -f $1
-h | --help
Display command help.
server kill
server shutdown
-h | --help
Display command help.
mute
server volume 0
-h | --help
Display command help.
repeat
seek 0
-h | --help
Display command help.
ls
list
-h | --help
Display command help.
quit
exit
-h | --help
Display command help.
clear
playlist clear
-h | --help
Display command help.
scap
stop ; playlist clear ; add $@ ; play
-h | --help
Display command help.
EXPANSION
Positional Parameters
An alias can use positional parameters, for example:
foo = add -f $1 $3
foo ctkoz.ogg and slre.ogg
Will result in:
add -f ctkoz.ogg slre.ogg
Special Parameters
$@
This expands to all parameters passed to the alias.
CONFIGURATION
All control characters are interpreted as expected, including ANSI escape sequences.
PROMPT
String to use as a prompt in INTERACTIVE MODE
SHELL_START_MESSAGE
Boolean, if true, nycli will display a greeting message and basic help when started in INTERACTIVE MODE
SERVER_AUTOSTART
Boolean, if true nycli will attempt to start xmms2d(1) if it's not running already.
AUTO_UNIQUE_COMPLETE
Boolean, complete an abbreviation of a command and it's arguments. For example: `serv vol 42' will complete to `server volume 42'.
(Note: Abbreviations must be non-ambiguous)
PLAYLIST_MARKER
String to use to mark the current active entry in the playlist
GUESS_PLS
Boolean, try to guess if the URL is a playlist and add accordingly. (Not reliable)
CLASSIC_LIST
Boolean, format list output similar to the classic cli.
CLASSIC_LIST_FORMAT
String to format classic list output with.
STATUS_FORMAT
String to format status output with.
HISTORY_FILE
File to save command history to.
FILES
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/xmms2/clients/nycli.conf
The configuration file for nycli
$XDG_CACHE_HOME/xmms2/nyxmms2_history
Default command history file if HISTORY_FILE is unset.
BUGS
Please report all bugs at http://bugs.xmms2.xmms.se
AUTHORS
Igor Assis, Anders Waldenborg, Anthony Garcia, Sebastien Cevey, and Jonne Lehtinen
See the AUTHORS file in the XMMS2 source distribution for more info.
The blame for this man page is on Anthony.
If you contributed and feel you should be listed here please send me a mail.
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