MOC - Console audio player
~/.moc/configmocp .đđCommonly used keybindings:
a Add a file/directory to the playlistTAB Switch between playlist and file listspace to pause/playq to exit player and continue playing in backgroundn for next song, b for previous song.s to stopLEFT / RIGHT to seek forward / backward by 5 seconds (UPDATED in config file: SeekTime = 5), and . to increase/decrease volume 5% (use < and > to increase by 1%[ and ] to silent seek[ / ] to seek forward / backward by 5 seconds (UPDATED in config file: SilentSeekTime = 5)z Add (or remove) a file to (from) queueZ Clear the queueFrom CLI:
# -m --music-dir Start in MusicDir
# -a --append Append the files/directories/playlists passed in
# the command line to playlist and exit
# -q --enqueue Add the files given on command line to the queue
# -c --clear Clear the playlist and exit
# -p --play Start playing from the first item on the playlist
# đ -l --playit Play files given on the command line without modifying
# the playlist
# đ -s --stop Stop playing
# -f --next Play the next song
# -r --previous Play the previous song
# -x --exit Shutdown the server
h to show help as shown below:q Detach MOC from the server
ENTER Start playing at this file or go to this directory
DOWN Move down in the menu
UP Move up in the menu
PAGE_DOWN Move one page down
PAGE_UP Move one page up
HOME Move to the first item in the menu
END Move to the last item in the menu
Q Quit
s Stop
n Play next file
b Play previous file
p SPACE Pause
f Toggle ReadTags option
S Toggle Shuffle
R Toggle Repeat
X Toggle AutoNext
TAB Switch between playlist and file list
l Switch between layouts
Switch on/off play time percentage [unassigned]
a Add a file/directory to the playlist
C Clear the playlist
A Add a directory recursively to the playlist
Y Remove playlist entries for non-existent files
< Decrease volume by 1%
> Increase volume by 1%
, Decrease volume by 5%
. Increase volume by 5%
RIGHT Seek forward by n-s
LEFT Seek backward by n-s
h ? Show the help screen
M Hide error/informative message
^r ^l Refresh the screen
r Reread directory content
H Toggle ShowHiddenFiles option
m Go to the music directory (requires config option)
d Delete an item from the playlist
g / Search the menu
V Save the playlist
^t Toggle ShowTime option
^f Toggle ShowFormat option
o Play from the URL
G Go to the currently playing file's directory
i Go to a directory
U Go to '..'
^g ^n Find the next matching item
^x ESCAPE Exit from an entry
] Silent seek forward by 5s
[ Silent seek backward by 5s
M-1 Set volume to 10%
M-2 Set volume to 20%
M-3 Set volume to 30%
M-4 Set volume to 40%
M-5 Set volume to 50%
M-6 Set volume to 60%
M-7 Set volume to 70%
M-8 Set volume to 80%
M-9 Set volume to 90%
' Mark the start of a block
" Mark the end of a block
! Go to a fast dir 1
@ Go to a fast dir 2
# Go to a fast dir 3
$ Go to a fast dir 4
% Go to a fast dir 5
^ Go to a fast dir 6
& Go to a fast dir 7
* Go to a fast dir 8
( Go to a fast dir 9
) Go to a fast dir 10
UP Go to the previous entry in the history (entry)
DOWN Go to the next entry in the history (entry)
^u Delete to start of line (entry)
^k Delete to end of line (entry)
x Toggles the mixer channel
w Toggles the software-mixer
E Toggles the equalizer
e Reload EQ-presets
K Select previous equalizer-preset
k Select next equalizer-preset
J Toggle mono-mixing (when softmixer enabled)
u Move playlist item up
j Move playlist item down
^u Add a URL to the playlist using entry
T Switch to the theme selection menu
F1 Execute ExecCommand1
F2 Execute ExecCommand2
F3 Execute ExecCommand3
F4 Execute ExecCommand4
F5 Execute ExecCommand5
F6 Execute ExecCommand6
F7 Execute ExecCommand7
F8 Execute ExecCommand8
F9 Execute ExecCommand9
F10 Execute ExecCommand10
L Display lyrics of the current song (if available)
P Toggle displaying full paths in the playlist
z Add (or remove) a file to (from) queue
Z Clear the queue
mocp -h
# Music On Console (version 2.5.2, revision 2930)
# Usage:
# mocp [OPTIONS]... [FILE]...
# -V --version Print program version and exit
# -h --help Print usage and exit
# -S --server Only run the server
# -F --foreground Run server in foreground and log to stdout
# -R --sound-driver LIST Use the first valid sound driver from LIST
# (sndio, oss, alsa, jack, null)
# -m --music-dir Start in MusicDir
# -a --append Append the files/directories/playlists passed in
# the command line to playlist and exit
# -q --enqueue Add the files given on command line to the queue
# -c --clear Clear the playlist and exit
# -p --play Start playing from the first item on the playlist
# -l --playit Play files given on the command line without modifying
# the playlist
# -s --stop Stop playing
# -f --next Play the next song
# -r --previous Play the previous song
# -x --exit Shutdown the server
# -T --theme theme Use the selected theme file (read from ~/.moc/themes
# if the path is not absolute)
# -C --config FILE Use the specified config file instead of the default
# -O --set-option NAME=VALUE
# Override the configuration option NAME with VALUE
# -M --moc-dir DIR Use the specified MOC directory instead of the default
# -P --pause Pause
# -U --unpause Unpause
# -G --toggle-pause Toggle between playing and paused
# -v --volume (+/-)LEVEL Adjust the PCM volume
# -y --sync Synchronize the playlist with other clients
# -n --nosync Don't synchronize the playlist with other clients
# -A --ascii Use ASCII characters to draw lines
# -i --info Print information about the currently playing file
# -Q --format FORMAT Print formatted information about the currently
# playing file
# -e --recursively Alias for -a
# -k --seek N Seek by N seconds (can be negative)
# -j --jump N{ PERCENTAGE_SIGN,s} Jump to some position of the current track
# -o --on <controls> Turn on a control (shuffle, autonext, repeat)
# -u --off <controls> Turn off a control (shuffle, autonext, repeat)
# -t --toggle <controls> Toggle a control (shuffle, autonext, repeat)
$ man mocp | cat
MOC(1) Music On Console MOC(1)
NAME
MOC - Console audio player
SYNOPSIS
mocp [OPTIONS] [FILE|DIR ...]
DESCRIPTION
MOC is a console audio player with simple ncurses interface. It supports OGG, WAV, MP3 and other formats. Just run mocp, go to some directory using the menu and press enter to start playing the
file. The program will automatically play the rest of the files in the directory.
With no options and no file arguments the program begins in current directory, or in MusicDir if the StartInMusicDir option is set in the configuration file. If you give a directory on the command
line, MOC will try to go there. If a playlist is given, then it is loaded. With multiple files, playlists or directories, everything will be added to the playlist recursively (including the conâ
tents of any playlist given). (Note that relative paths in playlists are resolved with respect to the directory of the playlist, or of the symlink being used to reference it.)
OPTIONS
If an option can also be set in the configuration file the command line overrides it (but see the -O option for the listâvalued configuration options exception).
-D, --debug
Run MOC in debug mode. The client and server log a lot of information to debug files. Donât use this; the server log is large. This is only available if MOC was compiled without --disâ
able-debug.
-S, --server
Run only the server and exit.
-F, --foreground
Implies -S. Run the server in foreground and log everything to stdout.
-R NAME[:...], --sound-driver NAME[:...]
Use the specified sound driver(s). They can be OSS, ALSA, JACK, SNDIO or null (for debugging). Some of the drivers may not have been compiled in. This option is called SoundDriver in the
configuration file.
-m, --music-dir
Start in MusicDir (set in the configuration file). This can be also set in the configuration file as StartInMusicDir.
-q, --enqueue
Add files given after command line options to the queue. Donât start the interface.
-a, --append
Append files, directories (recursively) and playlists given after command line options to the playlist. Donât start the interface.
-c, --clear
Clear the playlist.
-p, --play
Start playing from the first item on the playlist.
-f, --next
Request playing the next song from the serverâs playlist.
-r, --previous
Request playing the previous song from the serverâs playlist.
-s, --stop
Request the server to stop playing.
-x, --exit
Bring down the server.
-P, --pause
Request the server to pause playing.
-U, --unpause
Request the server to resume playing when paused.
-G, --toggle-pause
Toggle between play and pause.
-k [+|-]N, --seek [+|-]N
Seek forward (positive) or backward (negative) by N seconds in the file currently being played.
-T THEME, --theme THEME
Use a theme file. If the path is not absolute, the file will be searched for in /usr/share/moc/themes/ (depends on installation prefix), ~/.moc/themes/ and the current directory.
-C FILE, --config FILE
Use the specified configuration file instead of the default. As this file can specify commands which invoke other applications MOC will refuse to start if it is not owned by either root or
the current user, or if it is writable by anyone other than its owner.
-O NAME[+]=VALUE, --set-option NAME[+]=VALUE
Override configuration option NAME with VALUE. This option can be repeated as many times as needed and the option name is not case sensitive. Most option values are set before the configuraâ
tion file is processed (which allows the new values to be picked up by substitutions); however, listâvalued options are overridden afterwards (which gives the choice of whether the configured
values are replaced or added to).
See the example configuration file (config.example) for a description of the options available.
Examples: -O AutoNext=no
-O messagelingertime=1 -O XTerms+=xxt:xwt
Note that MOC does not perform variable substitution as it does for values read from the configuration file.
-M DIR, --moc-dir DIR
Use the specified MOC directory instead of the default. This also causes the configuration file from that directory to be used. This can also be specified in the configuration file using the
MOCDir option.
-y, --sync
This copy of the interface will synchronize its playlist with other clients. This option is called SyncPlaylist in the configuration file.
-n, --nosync
This copy of the interface will not synchronize its playlist with other clients (see above).
-A, --ascii
Use ASCII characters to draw lines. (This helps on some terminals.)
-i, --info
Print the information about the file currently being played.
-Q FORMAT_STRING, --format FORMAT_STRING
Print information about the file currently being played using a format string. Replace string sequences with the actual information:
%state State
%file File
%title Title
%artist Artist
%song SongTitle
%album Album
%tt TotalTime
%tl TimeLeft
%ts TotalSec
%ct CurrentTime
%cs CurrentSec
%b Bitrate
%r Rate
It is also possible to use variables from the FormatString configuration file option.
-e, --recursively
Alias of -a for backward compatibility.
-h, --help
Print a list of options with short descriptions and exit.
-V, --version
Print the program version and exit.
-v [+|-]N, --volume [+|-]N
Adjust the mixer volume. You can set (-v 50) or adjust (-v +10, -v -10).
-t OPTION[,...], --toggle OPTION[,...]
-o OPTION[,...], --on OPTION[,...]
-u OPTION[,...], --off OPTION[,...]
Followed by a list of identifiers, these will control MOCâs playlist options. Valid identifiers are shuffle, repeat and autonext. They can be shortened to âsâ, ârâ and ânâ respectively.
Example: -t shuffle,r,n
would toggle shuffle, repeat and autonext all at once.
-j N{s|PERCENTAGE_SIGN}, --jump N{s|PERCENTAGE_SIGN}
Jump to some position in the current file. N is the number of seconds (when followed by an âsâ) or the percent of total file time (when followed by a â%â).
Examples: -j 10s, -j 50%
FILES
~/.moc MOC directory for the configuration file, socket, the pid file and other data.
~/.moc/config
Configuration file for MOC. The format is very simple; to see how to use it look at the example configuration file (config.example) distributed with the program. The example file fully deâ
scribes all the configuration options, and so is a useful reference when using the -O option. As this file can specify commands which invoke other applications MOC will refuse to start if it
is not owned by either root or the current user, or if it is writable by anyone other than its owner.
~/.moc/themes
/usr/share/moc/themes
Default directories for the theme files.
/usr/share/moc/decoder_plugins
Default directories for the audio decoder plugins.
mocp_client_log
mocp_server_log
Client and server log files. These files are created in the directory in which the client and server are started. (Also see the -D option.)
BUGS
Command line options that affect the server behaviour (like --sound-driver) are ignored if the server is already running at the time of executing mocp. The user is not warned about this.
HOMEPAGE
http://moc.daper.net/
AUTHOR
Damian Pietras <daper@daper.net>
MOC Maintainer(s) <mocmaint@daper.net>
Version 2.5.2 16 November 2016 MOC(1)
Thankyou.