NAME

       gmerlin_remote - Remote control command for the Gmerlin GUI Player

SYNOPSIS

       gmerlin_remote [options] command

DESCRIPTION

       Remote control command for the Gmerlin GUI Player

GLOBAL OPTIONS

       -host <hostname>

         Host to connect to, default is localhost

       -port <port>

         Port to connect to

       -launch

         Launch new player if necessary

COMMANDS

       -play

         Play current track

       -next

         Switch to next track

       -prev

         Switch to previous track

       -stop

         Stop playback

       -pause

         Pause playback

       -mute

         Toggle mute

       -add <gml>

         Add <gml> to the incoming album

       -addplay <gml>

         Add <gml> to the incoming album and play it

       -open <device>

         Open album for <device>. Device must be a GML (e.g. dvd:///dev/hdd).

       -openplay <device>

         Open   album   for   <device>  and  play  first  track.  Device  must  be  a  GML  (e.g.
         dvd:///dev/hdd).

       -volume <volume>

         Set player volume. <volume> is in dB, 0.0 is max

       -volume-rel <diff>

         In- or decrease player volume. <diff> is in dB

       -seek-rel <diff>

         Seek relative. <diff> is in seconds.

       -chapter [num|+|-]

         Go to the specified chapter. Use '+' and '-' to go  to  the  next  or  previous  chapter
         respectively

       -get-name

         Print name of the current track

       -get-metadata

         Print metadata of the current track

       -get-time

         Print time of the current track

GENERIC OPTIONS

       The following generic options are available for all gmerlin applications

       -help

         Print this help message and exit

       -help-man

         Print this help message as a manual page and exit

       -help-texi

         Print this help message in texinfo format and exit

       -version

         Print version info and exit

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

       GMERLIN_PLAYER_REMOTE_PORT

         Default port for the remote control