---
name: "peercast-handlers"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "peercast-handlers"
version: "0.1218+svn20080104-1.1"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/peercast-handlers"
---

# peercast-handlers(8)

Handler for peercast:// URIs peercast-parser.pl - Translate and play a peercast link with the given command

## NAME

**peercast\_handler.sh** - Handler for peercast:// URIs

**peercast-parser.pl** - Translate and play a peercast link with the given command

## SYNOPSIS

```

```

**peercast\_handler** \[*peercast://foo*\]

**peercast-parser.pl** -h=\[*host:port*\] -b="\[*my\_command --play %u*\]" \[*peercast://...*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**peercast** is a free server for P2P streaming of audio and video. Those commands are used to handle and parse peercast:// links.

## OPTIONS

A summary of options for **peercast-parser.pl** is included below.

- Options:

  - **-h**

  Specify server host

- **-b**

  Specify command line, %u for the translated url

- Peercast was originally written by PeerCast.org \<code@peercast.org\>.

  ## AUTHORS

This manual page was written by Romain Beauxis \<toots@rastageeks.org\> for the Debian GNU/Linux system, and may be used freely by other.