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).