MusicPlayerPlus

Featureful ncurses based MPD client inspired by ncmpc with integration for Beets, spectrum visualization,Bandcamp/Soundcloud, asciimatics, cantata, and more

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NAME

mpcplus-tmux - runs mpcplus, a visualizer, and displays album art in a tmux session

SYNOPSIS

mpcplus-tmux [-a] [-A] [-c client] [-g] [-p script] [-r] [-u]

NOTE: mpcplus-tmux is typically run automatically by mpplus when tmux is used

DESCRIPTION

The mpcplus-tmux command opens several panes in a terminal window, executing the mpcplus MPD client in one pane, a visualizer in another pane, and displaying album cover art in another pane. The album cover art automatically updates when another album is selected in the MPD client pane. The visualizer pane displays, by default, the mppcava spectrum visualizer. Alternately, the visualizer pane can display a Python ASCIImatics visualization.

COMMAND LINE OPTIONS

Defaults: cover art enabled, ascii art disabled, recording disabled

-a

Indicates display album cover art using original method

-A

Indicates disable display of album cover art

-c client

Specifies an MPD client to run in the client pane (album cover art is enabled for mpcplus and ncmpcpp MPD clients only)

-g

Indicates do not use gradient colors for spectrum visualizer

-p script

Specifies a python script to run in the visualizer pane. Available scripts are “julia”, “plasma”, and “rocks”.

-r

Indicates record tmux session with asciinema (album cover art not recorded)

-u

Displays this usage message and exits

Defaults:

cover art enabled, python art disabled, recording disabled

EXAMPLES

mpcplus-tmux

Without options, mpcplus-tmux displays the mpcplus MPD client, mppcava spectrum visualizer, and album cover art in a tmux session.

mpcplus-tmux -A

With the -A option, mpcplus-tmux displays the mpcplus MPD client and mppcava spectrum visualizer. No album cover art is displayed.

mpcplus-tmux -a

With the -a option, mpcplus-tmux displays the mpcplus MPD client, mppcava spectrum visualizer, and album cover art using the original art display method

mpcplus-tmux -p plasma

With the -p plasma option, mpcplus-tmux displays the mpcplus MPD client and plasma ASCIImatics display in a tmux session.

mpcplus-tmux -r

With the -r option, mpcplus-tmux displays the mpcplus MPD client and mppcava spectrum visualizer in a tmux session and records the session using asciinema. Recordings are stored in the user’s $HOME/Videos/ folder.

TMUX Cheat Sheet References

• https://tmuxcheatsheet.com/
• https://gist.github.com/MohamedAlaa/2961058

AUTHORS

Written by Ronald Record github@ronrecord.com

LICENSING

MPCPLUS-TMUX is distributed under an Open Source license. See the file LICENSE in the MPCPLUS-TMUX source distribution for information on terms & conditions for accessing and otherwise using MPCPLUS-TMUX and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.

BUGS

Submit bug reports online at:

https://github.com/doctorfree/MusicPlayerPlus/issues

SEE ALSO

mpcplus(1), mpcpluskeys(1), mpplus(1)

Full documentation and sources at:

https://github.com/doctorfree/MusicPlayerPlus