rhythmbox(1)

NAME
rhythmbox-client - controls a running instance of rhythmbox

SYNOPSIS
rhythmbox-client [option...][file...]

DESCRIPTION
rhythmbox-client is a tool for controlling an already running instance of rhythmbox. It's useful for remote control scripting, adding specific files to the library from the shell, or printing details of what's playing. It also has an interactive mode, useful for controlling playback remotely via ssh. Any files specified after the option arguments will be added to the library. If the --enqueue option is given, the files will also be added to the play queue.

OPTIONS

-?,--help
    Show help options

--debug
    Enable debug output

--no-start
    Do not start a new instance of rhythmbox

--quit
    Quit rhythmbox

-i,--interactive
    Start interactive mode --no-present Don't present an existing rhythmbox window

--next
    Jump to next song

--previous
    Jump to previous song

--play
    Resume playback if currently paused

--pause
    Pause playback if currently playing

--play-pause
    Toggle play/pause mode

--stop
    Stop playback if currently playing

--play-uri=URI
    Play a specified URI, importing it if necessary

--enqueue
    Add specified tracks already in the library to the play queue

--clear-queue
    Empty the play queue before adding new tracks

--print-playing
    Print the title and artist of the playing song

--print-playing-format=format
    Print formatted details of the song (see FORMAT OPTIONS below).

--set-volume
    Set the playback volume

--volume-up
    Increase the playback volume

--volume-down
    Decrease the playback volume

--print-volume
    Print the current playback volume

--select-source=URI
    Select the source corresponding to a URI (device or mount point)

--activate-source=URI
    Select the source corresponding to a URI (device or mount point) and start playing from it if not already playing.

--play-source=URI
    Select the source corresponding to a URI (device or mount point) and start playing from it.

FORMAT OPTIONS

%at album title

%aa album artist

%aA album artist (lowercase)

%as album artist sortname

%aS album artist sortname (lowercase)

%ay album year

%ag album genre

%aG album genre (lowercase)

%an album disc number

%aN album disc number, zero padded

%st stream title

%tn track number (i.e 8)

%tN track number, zero padded (i.e 08)

%tt track title

%ta track artist

%tA track artist (lowercase)

%ts track artist sortname

%tS track artist sortname (lowercase)

%td track duration

%te track elapsed time

Variables can be combined using quotes. For example "%tn %aa %tt", will print the track number followed by the artist and the title of the track.

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

SEE ALSO
rhythmbox(1).