---
name: "yauap"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "yauap"
version: "0.2.4-3"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/yauap"
---

# yauap(1)

a simple command line audio player based on the GStreamer multimedia framework.

## NAME

yauap - a simple command line audio player based on the GStreamer multimedia framework.

## SYNOPSIS

**yauap** \[options\] \[URL1\] \[URL2\] ...

## DESCRIPTION

**Yauap** a simple command line audio player based on the GStreamer multimedia framework. It provides a simple command line interface to play any audio file or stream supported by GStreamer framework installed on you system. Basic functions can be controlled via key bindings (unless **-slave** option was given), which are specified in the section **Key Bindings** below. **Yauap** also supports remote control of its functions via DBus.

You must specify URL(s) to play unless you run **yauap** with the **-noexit** option.

### Options

- **-h**

  Display help

- **-cdrom-device** device

  Specify the CDROM device to play audio CD.

- **-slave**

  Start in slave mode (i.e. with key bindings disabled)

- **-noexit**

  Do not exit when the play-list is finished. Useful if you intend to initiate playback of the audio file/stream via DBus interface.

### Key Bindings

- SPACE

  Pause/Resume playback

- \<- -\>

  Seek backward/forward 10 seconds.

- up and down

  Seek backward/forward 1 minute.

- q / ESC

  Quit

- / and \*

  Decrease/increase volume.

## AUTHORS

Yauap author is Sascha Sommer \<ssommer@suse.de\>. This manual page was written by Modestas Vainius \<modestas@vainius.eu\> for Debian distribution.