Discussion - https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PlayMusicFromCommandLine

[Elfy]

Please use this thread for discussion regarding

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Pl...romCommandLine

Support threads should be posted in normal forums.

Thank you.

[shantiq]

thanx elfy

made 3 small adjustments since text was from a year ago or so


1. for two tone using nvlc --nocolor
2. using gnome-open-terminal as another option to nautilus-terminal
3. info about setting hotkeys for nvlc

[Elfy]

thanks

[sysaxed]

Please add moc! It's much better choice for playing music from the terminal.

sudo apt-get install moc
mocd

[Toz]

Some comments:

1. The first section is specific to ubuntu - xubuntu, kubuntu, lubuntu users will not have nautilus installed. Its also possible that installing nautilus-terminal will also install nautilus (unable to verify) which might cause problems on some (ie. xubuntu). Perhaps specifying that these instructions are for ubuntu only or adding similar instructions for the other spins.

2. In addition to sox, I would also add mpg123/mpg321. The nice aspect of this player is that:

mpg321 -Zz ~/Music/*.mp3

...will repeat-random play all files that match that pattern. Ctrl-C to skip to next tune, Ctrl-Z to pause, fg to un-pause and 2 Ctrl-Z in quick succession to quit. Unfortunately, it lacks some other abilities like previous, forward/backward x frames, etc, but is a quick, small player. It can also stream online radio via something like:

mpg321 -vC http://72.232.2.83:80

...(dubstep radio station in the example above)

3. And as suggested by sysaxed, there are also ncurses-based music players. They are lighter than their graphical cousins, but offer more control and functionality than just the command-line utilities. If you choose to mention them, in addition to moc, you could add cmus, mp3blaster, cplay. I'm not sure about moc or mp3blaster, but both cmus and cplay have remote control utilities that you could assign to shortcut keys and be able to manage the playlists in that manner.

[sysaxed]

2. In addition to sox, I would also add mpg123/mpg321.
...
Unfortunately, it lacks some other abilities like previous, forward/backward x frames, etc, but is a quick, small player.

If you add -C parameter to mpg123 then you're able to use all these features you mentioned. Try it.

mpg123 -ZzC ~/Music/*.mp3

now if you press "h" button you'll get all possible options. Some of those are:
[f] next track
[d] previous track
[:] fast forward
[;] fast rewind


By the way, what is the difference between mpg123 and mpg321?

[Toz]

Cool, thanks. My understanding is that mpg123 is non-free (in that you can't distribute the code) whereas mpg321 is the opensource version.

[vasa1]

First, nice wiki!

mplayer *

is something even I can do.

Some comments:

1. The first section is specific to ubuntu - xubuntu, kubuntu, lubuntu users will not have nautilus installed. Its also possible that installing nautilus-terminal will also install nautilus (unable to verify) which might cause problems on some (ie. xubuntu). Perhaps specifying that these instructions are for ubuntu only or adding similar instructions for the other spins.
...

I agree that the section mentioned by Toz be modified to make it more "agnostic".

[vasa1]

One more request ...
It's not really specific to the wiki, but a short explanation of "playlist" would be nice.

[shantiq]

thanx guys for feedback

will look at these other softwares i have not encountered previously

moc mpg321 etc and see how they compare



===================

Vasa

As regards creating a playlist

go into your Music folder right-click on any music file OR folders

/copy/ paste into a text editor & save as playlist.m3u

then play that playlist

 nvlc playlist.m3u

 mplayer playlist.m3u

also you can add internet radio stations like ie

http://207.200.96.228:8078/

all you need to do from now on is to modify playlist when you wish to and start in same way each time



my current one looks thus

http://207.200.96.228:8078/

/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/Sync24 - Comfortable Void (FLAC)/Sync24 - Comfortable Void.cue


/home/shantiq/.aMule/Incoming/Netzwerk - 1995 - Memories.wv

/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/The Flamin' Groovies - 1971 - Teenage Head [Castle DOJOCD58][NL+]/The Flamin' Groovies - 1971 - Teenage Head.wv.cue

/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/Flamin Groovies - Flamingo/CDImage(flac).cue

/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/Henry Cow - In Praise Of Learning (1975) [FLAC]/In Praise of Learning.cue

/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/Rozalla - Everybody's Free-Style 1993 (Remixed To Perfection) [1993]/01. Rozalla - Everybody's Free (Source Remix).flac
/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/Rozalla - Everybody's Free-Style 1993 (Remixed To Perfection) [1993]/02. Rozalla - Believe In Yourself (Rapinos Transylvanian Sunset Mix).flac
/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/Rozalla - Everybody's Free-Style 1993 (Remixed To Perfection) [1993]/03. Rozalla - Born To Love Ya (Havana Mix).flac
/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/Rozalla - Everybody's Free-Style 1993 (Remixed To Perfection) [1993]/04. Rozalla - Love Breakdown (Stones Club Mix).flac
/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/Rozalla - Everybody's Free-Style 1993 (Remixed To Perfection) [1993]/05. Rozalla - You & Me (Project Reese Mix).flac
/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/Rozalla - Everybody's Free-Style 1993 (Remixed To Perfection) [1993]/06. Rozalla - Are You Ready To Fly (Phil Kelsey Remix).flac
/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/Rozalla - Everybody's Free-Style 1993 (Remixed To Perfection) [1993]/07. Rozalla - Dont't Play With Me (Development Corporation Mix).flac
/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/Rozalla - Everybody's Free-Style 1993 (Remixed To Perfection) [1993]/08. Rozalla - Faith (Tomahawak Mix).flac
/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/Rozalla - Everybody's Free-Style 1993 (Remixed To Perfection) [1993]/10. Rozalla - Faith (Dubmental).flac


/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/LP_Genesis_1973_Live/genesis_live.cue

/home/shantiq/Route des Festivals - Radio France 8958.mp3


/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/VA - Nuggets - Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965-1968 (Rhino Box Set)


/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/Thinking Plague - Decline And Fall.cue

/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/Alio Die & Martina Galvagni - Eleusian Lullaby [2008,Projekt]/Alio Die & Martina Galvagni - Eleusian Lullaby.cue
/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/Discipline - To Shatter All Accord.Soria/Discipline - To Shatter All Accord.ape.cue

/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/Los Papines - Rumba sin Alarde (1994, El Inspector de la Salsa) [eac-flac-scans] byDrBull/Los Papines - Rumba sin alarde.cue





/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/Flamin' Groovies - 1976 Shake Some Action/CDImage.ape.cue



/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/Todd Rundgren - Faithful/01 - Happenings Ten Years Time Ago.flac
/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/Todd Rundgren - Faithful/02 - Good Vibrations.flac
/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/Todd Rundgren - Faithful/03 - Rain.flac
/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/Todd Rundgren - Faithful/04 - Most Likely You Go Your Way And I'll Go Mine.flac
/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/Todd Rundgren - Faithful/05 - If Six Was Nine.flac
/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/Todd Rundgren - Faithful/06 - Strawberry Fields Forever.flac
/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/Todd Rundgren - Faithful/07 - Black And White.flac
/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/Todd Rundgren - Faithful/08 - Love Of The Common Man.flac
/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/Todd Rundgren - Faithful/09 - When I Pray.flac
/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/Todd Rundgren - Faithful/10 - Cliché.flac
/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/Todd Rundgren - Faithful/11 - The Verb 'To Love'.flac
/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/Todd Rundgren - Faithful/12 - Hamburger Hell.flac

/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/World_on_3_-_Samba_Mapangala_in_session_b01kgk70_default.m4a
/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/Punk_Rock_USA_-_Episode_1_b00z2pmd_default.m4a
/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/Punk_Rock_USA_-_Episode_2_b00z6b3v_default.m4a
/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/Flamin'_Groovies_-_Yesterday's_Numbers-qIgB5Hmkugc.mp3
/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/Punk_Rock_USA_-_Episode_3_b00z6b3x_default.m4a
/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/Punk_Rock_USA_-_Episode_4_b00z701z_default.m4a


/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/Natalie_Merchant_Live_in_Concert_16_9-HqP6bNRxFdk.mp3
/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/Rogsam Swings, C.K. Mann - Salsa con Gana! (1996, Rogsam) [eac-flac-scans] byDrBull/Salsa con Gana.cue

/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/Todd Rundgren - Hermit Of Mink Hollow (1978)[1996]/Hermit Of Mink Hollow.cue




/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/Can - 2012 - The Lost Tapes (3 CD) [Mute, 62957] FLAC/CD 3/The Lost Tapes CD3.cue
/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/Machiavel - Jester.Soria/Machiavel - Jester.ape.cue

/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/can - canobits/CD 1
/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/can - canobits/CD 2
/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/can - canobits/CD 3

# persian
http://213.73.255.244:10700
http://lyd.nrk.no:80/nrk_radio_klassisk_mp3_h
http://bbcmedia.ic.llnwd.net/stream/bbcmedia_lc1_radio3_p?s=1340361052&e=1340375452&h=882a40f197043f1e8e26598ffc59b650




/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/Burnt Friedman & Jaki Liebezeit - Secret Rhythms 4 (2011)/01 204-07.flac
/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/Burnt Friedman & Jaki Liebezeit - Secret Rhythms 4 (2011)/02 128-05.flac
/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/Burnt Friedman & Jaki Liebezeit - Secret Rhythms 4 (2011)/03 182-11.flac
/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/Burnt Friedman & Jaki Liebezeit - Secret Rhythms 4 (2011)/04 131-07.flac
/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/Burnt Friedman & Jaki Liebezeit - Secret Rhythms 4 (2011)/05 120-11.flac
/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/Burnt Friedman & Jaki Liebezeit - Secret Rhythms 4 (2011)/06 120-05.flac


/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/00- Habanot_Nechama_Berlin_2012.zip
/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/VA - Charangas en Cuba (2000, Salsa Center - EGREM) [eac-flac-scans] byDrBull/Charangas En Cuba.cue
/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/Medina Azahara-1979 - Paseando por la Mezquita/MEDINA AZAHARA - Paseando por la Mezquita.cue

/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/Can - 2012 - The Lost Tapes (3 CD) [Mute, 62957] FLAC/CD 1/The Lost Tapes - CD 1.cue
/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/Can - 2012 - The Lost Tapes (3 CD) [Mute, 62957] FLAC/CD 2/The Lost Tapes - CD 2.cue
/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour
/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/Burnt Friedman; Jaki Liebezeit - (2002) Secret Rhythms, Vol. 1/Burnt Friedman; Jaki Liebezeit - Secret Rhythms, Vol. 1.cue




/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/Fairuz - Ya Tara Nessina (flac)
/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/John Martyn - Glorious Fool [1981] EAC Flac Log Cue
/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/luca santtana
/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/Budhaditya Mukherjee - Ahir Bhairav, Puriya


/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/Emily_Kokal_of_Warpaint_-_Troubled_Waters_Duke_Ellington-8YDzfMkW8WE.mp3
/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/Emily_Kokal_Warpaint_-_Untitled_The_Echo_Los_Angeles_CA_5_2_12-V8UtPtJ_DVo.mp3
/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/Emily_Kokal_Warpaint_-_Him_The_Echo_Los_Angeles_CA_5_2_12-B0FgOIjKuYM.mp3
/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/Emily_Kokal_Dilettante_-_February_8th_2012-eIgziv8GSIU.mp3
/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/00- Habanot_Nechama_Berlin_2012.zip

/media/777a9ed8-803f-42d0-af07-c03b98c26ba2/Music/Angus MacLise

wow moc is excellent in its layout will add it straightaway thanx for the info

not better [sound much muted compared to nvlc/mplayer but certainly another route that can be used/ is there a way to change the blue-grey color or is it the only one?

colors can really enhance a program nvlc.png