gmerlin_remote (1)

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