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mps-youtube(1) General Commands Manual mps-youtube(1)

NAME

mps-youtube - Terminal based YouTube jukebox with playlist management

DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the mps-yotube software which is based on mps, and uses YouTube as a source of content and can play and download video as well as audio.
. or / <song|artist> -Searches for song or artist
.. or // <song|artist> - Search in YouTube playlists
n|p -Next|Previous
d <number> -Downloads a song
all -Play all displayed tracks
vp -to view the current playlist (then use rm, mv and sw to modify it)
ls -to list your saved playlists
open <playlist_name or ID> -to open a saved playlist as the current playlist
view <playlist_name or ID> -to view a playlist (leaves current playlist intact)
play <playlist_name or ID> -to play a saved playlist directly.
save or save <playlist_name> -to save the currently displayed songs as a stored playlist on disk
rmp <playlist_name or ID> -to delete a playlist from disk
mv <old_name or ID> <new_name> -to rename a playlist
q -to quit
h -for help
top show -top tracks this week

EXAMPLES

Here are shown some additional examples for using mps such as:
i 3 -view info on item 3
d 3 -to download item 3 (will open new menu)
da 3-5, 7 -to download audio streams of items 3, 4, 5 and 7
dv 3-5, 7 -to download video streams of items 3, 4, 5 and 7
u 3 -to view more videos from uploader of item 3
r 3 -to view videos related to item 3
da <number
1,2,3 -to play songs 1 2 and 3
2-4,6,6-3 -to play songs 2, 3, 4, 6, 6, 5, 4, 3
Note: The commands shuffle and repeat can be inserted at the start or end of any of the above to enable those play modes: eg, shuffle 1-4 or 2-4,1 repeat
rm 1,5 -to remove songs 1 and 5. rm 1,2,5-7 -to remove songs 1,2 and 5-7.
rm all -to remove all songs
sw 1,3 -to swap the position of songs 1 and 3
mv 1,3 -to move song 1 to postion 3
add 1,2,3 to add songs 1,2 and 3 to the current playlist.
add 1-4,6,8-10 to add songs 1-4, 6, and 8-10 to the current playlist
add 1-4,7 <playlist_name> -to add songs 1-4 and 7 to a saved playlist. A new playlist will be created if the given name doesn't already exist.
top3m -show top tracks for last 3 months
top6m -show top tracks for last 6 months
topyear -show top tracks for last year
topall -show all time top tracks

AUTHOR

This manpage was created by Zlatan Todoric for use on Debian systems but can be used on other as well.
April 14, 2014 mps-youtube manpage