SYNOPSIS

audacious2 [OPTION] ... [FILE] ...

DESCRIPTION

Audacious is a free advanced audio player for Linux and many other UNIX-compatible systems. It focuses on low resource usage, high audio quality, and support for a wide range of audio formats. It was originally based on Beep Media Player, which was in turn based on XMMS.

OPTIONS

Getting help:

-?, --help

Show a brief list of options.

--help-all

Show a complete list of options.

--help-gtk

Show a list of GTK+-related options.

--help-sm-client

Show a list of session management options.

Opening files:

-e, --enqueue

Do not clear the current playlist before adding the files on the command line to it.

-E, --enqueue-to-temp

Add the files on the command line to a new playlist.

Controlling playback:

-p, --play

If currently playing, go to the beginning of the song; otherwise, begin playing.

-u, --pause

If currently playing, pause; if paused, resume playing.

-t, --play-pause

If currently playing, pause; otherwise, begin playing.

-s, --stop

Stop playing and go to the beginning of the song.

-r, --rew

Go to the previous song in the playlist.

-f, --fwd

Go to the next song in the playlist.

Miscellaneous:

-v, --version

Show the installed version of Audacious.

-i, --interface newui | skinned | headless

Start Audacious with the given interface. "newui" is the native GTK+ interface. "skinned" is an interface which uses Winamp Classic skins. (Skins can be placed in ${prefix}/share/audacious/Skins, ~/.local/share/audacious/Skins, and the folder specified by the environment variable SKINSDIR. They can be unarchived or in the following archive formats: .zip, .wsz, .tgz, .tar.gz, and .tar.bz2.) In "headless" mode, Audacious starts without a user interface. In this mode, it can only be controlled from the command line or by a compatible client program.

-m, --show-main-window

Show the Audacious window if it is hidden and bring it to the top.

GTK+-related:

--display DISPLAY

Start Audacious on the given X display.

--screen SCREEN

Start Audacious on the given X screen.

--sync

Use synchronous X calls.

--name NAME

Set Audacious's program name (for use by the window manager).

--class CLASS

Set Audacious's program class (for use by the window manager).

--gtk-module MODULE

Load a GTK+ module manually.

--g-fatal-warnings

Treat all warnings as fatal errors.

Session management:

--sm-client-disable

Do not connect to the session manager.

--sm-client-id ID

Set session management ID.

--sm-client-state-file FILE

Load saved configuration from FILE.

KEYBINDINGS

z                       Previous song

x                      Play

c, Space               Pause

v                      Stop

b                      Next song

Right arrow            Seek forward 5 seconds

Left arrow             Seek backward 5 seconds

Control + z            Go to beginning of playlist

Escape                 Scroll to current song

Control + a            Select all songs in playlist

Shift + Control + a    Cancel selection

s                      Toggle shuffle

r                      Toggle repeat

Control + n            Toggle advancing in playlist

Control + m            Toggle stopping after current song

Control + e            Show elapsed time

Control + r            Show time remaining

Alt + e                Show/hide playlist

Alt + g                Show/hide equalizer

Control + o            Toggle windows always on top

Control + s            Toggle windows on all workspaces

Control + w            Toggle rolling up main window

Control + Alt + w      Toggle rolling up equalizer

Shift + Control + w    Toggle rolling up playlist

Control + d            Toggle double size

i                      Display Song Information dialog

Control + j            Display Jump to Time dialog

j                      Display Jump to Song dialog

Control + f            Display Search dialog

l                      Display Open dialog

f                      Display Add dialog

Control + l            Display Open Internet Address dialog

Control + h            Display Add Internet Address dialog

Control + p            Display Preferences dialog

FILES

~/.config/audacious/config

User's Audacious configuration.

~/.config/audacious/playlist.xspf

Default playlist usually loaded on startup.

~/.config/audacious/gtkrc

User's set of Audacious-specific GTK+ config settings. Options such as widget color and fonts sizes can be set here.

~/.local/share/audacious/Skins, ${prefix}/share/audacious/Skins

Default location(s) where Audacious should look for skinfiles.

~/.local/share/audacious/Plugins

Location of user-installed plugins.

WEBSITE

http://audacious-media-player.org