---
name: "xmms"
section: "1x"
platform: "linux"
package: "xmms"
version: "1.0.1-2"
release: "Debian 2.2 (Potato)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/xmms/1x"
---

# xmms(1x)

versatile X audio player that looks like Winamp

## NAME

xmms - versatile X audio player that looks like Winamp

## SYNOPSIS

**xmms** \[-efhmnprsvu\] \[--enqueue\] \[--fwd\] \[--help\] \[--show-main-window\] \[--session\] \[--play\] \[--rew\] \[--stop\] \[--version\] \[--pause\] *\[files\]*\

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **xmms** command. It was written to be a basic manual, with no additions - just the syntax manual. It is also probably **outdated.**

**XMMS** is X11 audio MPEG player which has mpg123 engine and looks almost the same as famous Winamp (it was previously known as x11amp, too). It supports streaming MP3s AKA shoutcast, and includes some neat features like the spectrum analyzer, oscilloscope, skins and playlist.

## OPTIONS

The program follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (\`-'). Most options can be used when xmms is already running.

- **-e, --enqueue**

  Don't clear the playlist.

- **-f, --fwd**

  Skip forward in playlist.

- **-h, --help**

  Display the help text and exit.

- **-m, --show-main-window**

  Show the main window.

- **-n, --session**

  Select XMMS session (Default: 0).

- **-p, --play**

  Start playing current playlist.

- **-r, --rew**

  Skip backwards in playlist.

- **-s, --stop**

  Stop current song.

- **-v, --version**

  Print version number and exit.

- **-u, --pause**

  Pause current song.

## SEE ALSO

The web page for XMMS is at *http://www.xmms.org/*

## AUTHORS

XMMS was written by Peter Alm \<peter@xmms.org\>, Mikael Alm \<psy@xmms.org\>, Thomas Nilsson \<fatal@xmms.org\> and Olle Hallnas \<crocodile@xmms.org\>.

This manual page was written by Sami Haahtinen for the X11Amp project, and modified twice by Josip Rodin for XMMS.