---
name: "qmmp-1"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "qmmp"
version: "1.6.2-1+b1"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/qmmp-1"
---

# qmmp-1(1)

audio player

## NAME

qmmp - audio player

## SYNOPSIS

**qmmp**

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **qmmp** command.

**qmmp** is a program that plays audio files.

## OPTIONS

- **-e**, **--enqueue** Don't clear the playlist

  - **-p**, **--play** Start playing current song

  - **-u**, **--pause** Pause current song

  - **-t**, **--play-pause** Pause if playing, play otherwise

  - **-s**, **--stop** Stop current song

  - **-j**, **--jump-to-file** Display Jump to File dialog

  - **-q**, **--quit** Quit application

  - **--volume** \<0..100\> Set playback volume (example: qmmp **--volume** 20)

  - **--volume-status** Print volume level

  - **--toggle-mute** Mute/Restore volume

  - **--mute-status** Print mute status

  - **--next** Skip forward in playlist

  - **--previous** Skip backwards in playlist

  - **--toggle-visibility** Show/hide application

  - **--show-mw** Show main window

  - **--add-file** Display Add File dialog

  - **--add-dir** Display Add Directory dialog

  - **--volume-inc** Increase volume by 5 steps

  - **--volume-dec** Decrease volume by 5 steps

  - **--pl-help** Show playlist manipulation commands

  - **--seek** \<time\> Seek to position in the current track

  - **--seek-fwd** \<time\> Seek forward

  - **--seek-bwd** \<time\> Seek backwards

  - **--status** Print playback status

  - **--nowplaying** \<fmt\> Print formatted track name (example: qmmp **--nowplaying** "%t - %a")

  - **--nowplaying-syntax** Print **--nowplaying** syntax

  - **--ui** \<name\> Start qmmp with the specified user interface

  - **--ui-list** List all available user interfaces

  - **--no-start** Don't start the application

  - **-h**, **--help** Display this text and exit

  - **-v**, **--version** Print version number and exit

  ## AUTHOR

qmmp was written mainly by Ilya Kotov \<forkotov02@hotmail.ru\>.

This manual page was written by Eugene V. Lyubimkin \<jackyf.devel@gmail.com\> in 2008 for the Debian project (but may be used by others). It was expanded in 2021 by Matteo Cypriani \<mcy@lm7.fr\>.

## SEE ALSO

- Home page: http://qmmp.ylsoftware.com

  - Development page: https://sourceforge.net/p/qmmp-dev

  - Bug tracker: https://sourceforge.net/p/qmmp-dev/tickets