mpvc

An mpc-like control interface for mpv.

mpvc also has a nearly complete compatibility layer for mpc commands in addition to GNU-style arguments.

Check the mpc manpage for details.

Dependencies

• mpv
• socat or nc, socat preferred due to the differing implementations of netcat across UNIXes.
• seq or jot

Install

Distribution Packages:

• Arch - pacaur -y mpvc-git
• Crux - prt-get depinst mpvc
• Gentoo - emerge mpvc
• Nixos - nix-env -i mpvc

If you have packaged mpvc for your distribution, let me know so I can add it here.

Manual Install

Use the Makefile provided or copy mpvc somewhere to your $PATH.

Usage

For mpvc to work, mpv must be started with the following argument:

$ mpv --input-ipc-server=/tmp/mpvsocket song.flac

Alternatively and probably preferably, mpvc can be used with the -a or --add option to add files to the current playlist:

$ mpvc -a *

However, mpv does not resolve individual files in a directory unless it is currently in or has been inside that directory, giving misleading results about the total number of files in the current playlist. A handy alternative is to use find to pipe files directly into mpvc:

$ find . -type f | mpvc

You could use a subshell, but it won't phrase files with spaces in them correctly. This unfortunately is a limit of shell.

Useful Tricks

• Hotkey daemons like sxhkd can be used to bind mpvc commands to key combinations.
• Any URL that is resolvable by mpv and/or youtube-dl can be added to the playlist, i.e. using mps-youtube with player set to mpvc and playerargs set to add.
• mpvc options can be combined together to give improved results: $ mpvc -P -j 1 will make mpvc always start playing when switching to the next track.

TODO

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