NAME

       Banshee - Media Management and Playback application
       Muinshee - Media Management and Playback application

SYNOPSIS

       banshee [options...] [files|URIs...]
       muinshee [options...] [files|URIs...]

DESCRIPTION

       Banshee  is  an  media management and playback application for the GNOME desktop, allowing
       users to import audio from CDs, search their library, create playlists  of  selections  of
       their  library,  sync  music  to/from iPods and other media devices, play and manage video
       files and burn selections to a CD.

OPTIONS

       --next Play the next track, optionally restarting if the 'restart' value is set

       --previous
              Play the previous track, optionally restarting if the 'restart value is set

       --restart-or-previous
              If the current song has  been  played  longer  than  4  seconds  then  restart  it,
              otherwise the same as --previous

       --play-enqueued
              Automatically start playing any tracks enqueued on the command line

       --play Start playback

       --pause
              Pause playback

       --toggle-playing
              Toggle playback

       --stop Completely stop playback

       --stop-when-finished
              Enable or disable playback stopping after the currently playing track (value should
              be either 'true' or 'false')

       --set-volume=LEVEL
              Set the playback volume (0-100), prefix with +/- for relative values

       --set-position=POS
              Seek to a specific point (seconds, float)

       --set-rating=RATING
              Set the currently played track's rating (0 to 5)

       --query-current-state
              Current player state

       --query-last-state
              Last player state

       --query-can-pause
              Query whether the player can be paused

       --query-can-seek
              Query whether the player can seek

       --query-volume
              Player volume

       --query-position
              Player position in currently playing track

       --query-uri
              URI

       --query-artist
              Artist Name

       --query-album
              Album Title

       --query-title
              Track Title

       --query-duration
              Duration

       --query-track-number
              Track Number

       --query-track-count
              Track Count

       --query-disc
              Disc Number

       --query-year
              Year

       --query-rating
              Rating

       --query-score
              Score

       --query-bit-rate
              Bit Rate

       --show|--present
              Present the user interface on the active workspace

       --fullscreen
              Enter the full-screen mode

       --hide Hide the user interface

       --no-present
              Do not present the user interface, regardless of any other options

       --show-import-media
              Present the import media dialog box

       --show-about
              Present the about dialog

       --show-open-location
              Present the open location dialog

       --show-preferences
              Present the preferences dialog

       --debug
              Enable general debugging features

       --debug-sql
              Enable debugging output of SQL queries

       --debug-addins
              Enable debugging output of Mono.Addins

       --db=FILE
              Specify an alternate database to use

       --gconf-base-key=KEY
              Specify an alternate key, default is /apps/banshee-1/

       --uninstalled
              Optimize instance for running  uninstalled;  most  notably,  this  will  create  an
              alternate Mono.Addins database in the working directory

       --disable-dbus
              Disable DBus support completely

       --no-gtkrc
              Skip loading a custom gtkrc file (~/.config/banshee-1/gtkrc) if it exists

       --help Show this help

       --help-playback
              Show options for controlling playback

       --help-query-track
              Show options for querying the playing track

       --help-query-player
              Show options for querying the playing engine

       --help-ui
              Show options for the user interface

       --help-debug
              Show options for developers and debugging

       --help-all
              Show all option groups

       --version
              Show version information

       Copyright 2005-2009 Novell, Inc. and Contributors.