XBMC-CLI

Command line interface for a remote XBMC media center.

This script is intended to take a simple command and relay it to a XBMC instance listening to the usual HTTP command port.

Its especially useful when bound to a keyboard macro which will allow you to use shortcuts on Machine A to control XBMC installed on Machine B. Since its distribution is a minimal Perl script it can be deployed to any compatible platform as a control method.

Usage

• Enable HTTP via Settings > Network > Services > Allow Control of XBMC via HTTP
• Edit the xbmc script and change your host and port
• Send any command you like to the script e.g. xbmc pause

Command line reference

NAME
    xbmc-cli - Simple script to control a remote XBMC instance

SYNOPSIS
            xbmc-cli pause
            xbmc-cli volup
            xbmc-cli voldown
            xbmc-cli debug

DESCRIPTION
    A command line tool for the manipulation of remote XBMC instances.

    Original API docs - http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=HTTP_API

COMMANDS
    xbmc-cli debug
        Show information about what server would be used and various program
        options.

    xbmc-cli pause
        Send the play / pause command to the remote XBMC instance. If the
        media is playing - it will pause, if its not playing - it will
        unpause.

    xbmc-cli voldown
        Turn the volume down.

    xbmc-cli volup
        Turn the volume up.

FILES
            $HOME/.xbmc-cli.ini

    $HOME/.xbmc-cli.ini
        The default config file used by xbmc-cli to specify the remote XBMC
        server.

        An example ini file can be found in the docs folder.

BUGS
    Quite probably.

    Please report to the author when found.

AUTHOR
    Matt Carter <m@ttcarter.com>