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.TH rhythmbox 1 "2006\-12\-24" "GNOME"
.SH NAME
rhythmbox \- music player and library for tagged files using GStreamer
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B rhythmbox
.RI [ option... ]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B rhythmbox
is a very easy to use music playing and management program which
supports a wide range of audio formats (including mp3 and
ogg). Originally inspired by Apple's iTunes, the current version also
supports Internet Radio and Last.fm integration, iPod syncing and
generic portable audio player support. Audio CD playback, ripping and encoding, music sharing, and Podcasts.
.P
For performance reasons, the remote control abilities have been moved
from the rhythmbox binary to a separate program. See
.BR rhythmbox-client
and the corresponding man page for documentation.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.B \-d, \-\-debug
Enable debug output
.TP
.BI "\-D, \-\-debug-match="match
Enable debug output matching a specified string
.TP
.B \-\-no-update
Do not update the library with file changes
.TP
.B \-n, \-\-no-registration
Do not register the shell
.TP
.B \-\-dry-run
Don't save any data permanently (implies \-\-no-registration)
.TP
.BI "\-\-rhythmdb-file="file
Path for database file to use
.TP
.BI "\-\-playlists-file="file
Path for playlists file to use
.TP
.BI "\-\-display="DISPLAY
X display to use
.TP
.B \-?, \-\-help
Show help options
.TP
.B \-\-help-all
Show all help options
.TP
.B \-\-help-gst
Show GStreamer Options
.TP
.B \-\-help-gtk
Show GTK+ Options
.TP
.B \-\-help-sm-client
Show session management options
.SH AUTHOR
This manual page was written by Sven Arvidsson <sa@whiz.se>,
for the Debian system (but may be used by others).
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR "rhythmbox-client" (1).
.P
The online documentation available through the program's
.I Help
menu.