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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
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