---
name: "mpris-remote"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "mpris-remote"
version: "0.0~1.gpb7c7f5c6-1.1"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mpris-remote"
---

# mpris-remote(1)

control mpris compatible audio players

## NAME

mpris-remote - control mpris compatible audio players

## SYNOPSIS

mpris-remote \[ *options* \]

## DESCRIPTION

**mpris** is a dbus standard interface to control media players. Many players like amarok, Audacious, QMMP, mpd with mpDris support this interface.

**mpris-remote** is a command-line interface to control media players via mpris.

## OPTIONS

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

  Prints usage of mpris-remote and exit.

**addtrack** *uri* \[*true*\]

Add track at specified *uri* to media-player. Filetypes, protocols, locations are dependent on the media player. If *true* is specified starts immediate playback of added track. *uri* can be set to *-* to read uris from stdin.

**clear**

Clear current playlist.

**deltrack** *tracknumber*

Remove *tracknumber* from current playlist.

**identity**: Print the identity of the player. Typically version and name.

**loop** \[*true*\|*false*\]

If the parameter is omitted prints whether media player will loop track list. Otherwise sets whether track list loops or not.

**next**

Next track.

**numtrack**

Prints number of tracks in current playlist.

**play**

Start playback

**playstatus**

Print information about the current status of the player.

**prev**, **previous**

Previous track.

**position**

Prints position in current track

**random** \[*true*\|*false*\]

If the parameter is omitted prints whether media player has random/shuffle enabled. Otherwise set random/shuffle status.

**repeat** \[*true*\|*false*\]

Set current track repeat.

**seek** *time*

Seeks to specified *time* in track. *time* is specified as milliseconds from 0.

**stop**

Stop playback

**trackinfo** \[*track*\]

Prints trackinfo. If track is committee prints trackinfo for current track. If track is \* prints trackinfo for all tracks in playlist.

**tracknum**

Prints track number in current playlist

**volume** \[*PERCENT*\]

If percent is omitted returns current volume. Otherwise sets player volume to specified percentage.

**quit**

Exit player.

## ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

**MPRIS\_REMOTE\_PLAYER**

If unset or set to *\**, mpris-remote will communicate with the first player it finds registered under "*org.mpris.\**" through D-BUS. If you only have one MPRIS-compliant player running, then this will be fine. If you have more than one running, you will want to set this variable to the name of the player you want to connect to. For example, if set to foo, it will try to communicate with the player at "org.mpris.foo" and will fail if nothing exists at that name.

## SEE ALSO

For more information about mpris see http://www.mpris.org/1.0/spec.html

## AUTHOR

**mpris-remote** was written by Nick Welch \<nick@incise.org\>.