---
name: "libplayer-test"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libplayer-bin"
version: "2.0.1-2.4"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/libplayer-test"
---

# libplayer-test(1)

a test media player utility which uses libplayer

## NAME

libplayer-test - a test media player utility which uses libplayer

## SYNOPSIS

**libplayer-test** \[*options* ...\] \[*files* ...\]

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **libplayer-test** command.

**libplayer-test** is a command-line media player which uses libplayer as a backend. It is mainly used to test and exercise libplayer capabilities.

## OPTIONS

- **-h** **--help**

  this help

- **-p** **--player** **\<player\>**

  specify the player (mplayer\|xine\|vlc\|gstreamer)

- **-a** **--audio** **\<audioout\>**

  specify the audio output (alsa\|oss\|pulse\|null)

- **-g** **--video** **\<videoout\>**

  specify the video output (x11\|sdl:x11\|xv\|gl\|vdpau\|fb\|directfb\|vaapi\|null)

- **-g** **--quality** **\<level\>**

  specify the picture quality (0\|1\|2, best to worse)

- **-v** **--verbose**

  increase verbosity

Default values are dummy player, auto video and auto audio output.

Commands to use libplayer-test:

- \#

  change playback mode (auto or single)

- .

  change loop value and mode

- ,

  enable/disable shuffle on the playlist

- %

  write a text on the OSD

- k

  enable/disable OSD

- \+/-

  increase/decrease speed

- \]/\[

  audio delay +/- 100 ms

- 0/9

  increase/decrease volume

- m

  set/unset mute

- 2/1

  5s forward/backward

- 3/4

  previous/next audio track

- 5/6

  previous/next subtitle

- 7/8

  previous/next TV analog channel

- {/}

  previous/next radio channel

- (/)

  previous/next chapter

- u

  toggle subtitle visibility

- a

  change aspect ratio (original/16:9)

- l

  load a stream in the playlist

- v

  print properties and metadata of the current stream

- j

  take a video snapshot of a specific time position

- y

  select a radio channel

- z

  select a TV channel

- i

  print current time position

- p

  start a new playback

- o

  pause/unpause the current playback

- s

  stop the current playback

- b

  start the previous stream in the playlist

- n

  start the next stream in the playlist

- c

  continue with the next stream accordingly to the playback mode

- r

  remove the current stream of the playlist

- t

  remove all streams of the playlist

- q

  quit libplayer-test

Commands for dvdnav:

- ARROWS

  menu navigation

- BACKSPACE

  return to menu

- ENTER

  select

## SEE ALSO

**libplayer-testvdr** (1)

## AUTHOR

libplayer was written by Benjamin Zores \<ben@geexbox.org\> and Mathieu Schroeter \<mathieu.schroeter@mycable.ch\>.

This manual page was written by Davide Cavalca \<davide@geexbox.org\>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).