mpv ipc

 cat .config/mpv/mpv.conf 

input-ipc-server=/tmp/mpvsocket

 

echo cycle pause | socat - /tmp/mpvsocket

 echo playlist-next | socat - /tmp/mpvsocket

echo playlist-prev | socat - /tmp/mpvsocket

echo loadfile "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ" append-play |socat - /tmp/mpvsocket

 echo loadfile "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ" |socat - /tmp/mpvsocket

echo '{ "command": [ "seek", "+1" ] }' | socat - /tmp/mpvsocket 

echo '{ "command": [ "seek", "-1" ] }' | socat - /tmp/mpvsocket 

echo seek +1  | socat - /tmp/mpvsocket  ##non json 

 echo '{ "command": ["set_property", "pause", true] }'| socat - /tmp/mpvsocket 

echo '{ "command": ["set_property", "pause", false] }'| socat - /tmp/mpvsocket '

echo '{ "command": [ "keypress", "right" ] }' | socat - /tmp/mpv.socket
echo '{ "command": [ "keypress", "left" ] }' | socat - /tmp/mpvsocket
echo '{ "command": [ "keypress", "up" ] }' | socat - /tmp/mpvsocket
echo '{ "command": [ "keypress", "down" ] }' | socat - /tmp/mpvsocket
##get a full list of keys with this command
mpv --input-keylist
 

#you can list all options like this
mpv --list-properties

echo '{ "command": ["get_property", "filename"] }' | socat - /tmp/mpvsocket

echo '{ "command": ["get_property", "filename/no-ext"] }' | socat - /tmp/mpvsocket

echo '{ "command": ["get_property", "path"] }' | socat - /tmp/mpvsocket

echo '{ "command": ["get_property", "working-directory"] }' | socat - /tmp/mpvsocket

echo '{ "command": ["get_property", "file-size"] }' | socat - /tmp/mpvsocket

echo '{ "command": ["get_property", "playback-time"] }' | socat - /tmp/mpvsocket

echo '{ "command": ["get_property", "playtime-remaining"] }' | socat - /tmp/mpvsocket

echo 'show-text "file: ${filename}"' | socat - /tmp/mpvsocket

echo 'show-text "${sub-text}" "5000" ' | socat - /tmp/mpvsocket

echo 'show-text ${playback-time}' | socat - /tmp/mpvsocket

echo 'show-text "time: ${=time-pos}"' | socat - /tmp/mpvsocket

echo '{ "command": ["get_property", "time-pos"], "request_id": 100 }' | socat - /tmp/mpvsocket

echo '{ "command": ["get_property", "metadata"] }' | socat - /tmp/mpvsocket

sway binding mpv

 nano ~/.config/sway/config
bindsym XF86AudioPlay  exec echo cycle pause   | socat - /tmp/mpv-socket
bindsym $mod1+period  exec echo playlist_next | socat - /tmp/mpv-socket
bindsym $mod1+comma  exec echo playlist_prev | socat - /tmp/mpv-socket

 

nano ~/.config/mpv/mpv.conf

input-ipc-server=/tmp/mpv-socket
sub-visibility=yes
geometry=50%
ontop=yes

keep-open=yes
vo=gpu-next
hwdec=auto
gpu-api=vulkan


slang=en
alang=en,hi
#sub-font-size=100

save-position-on-quit

mpv --gpu-api=help to find supported options

 

https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/proto/x11proto/tree/XF86keysym.h

https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv/blob/master/DOCS/man/ipc.rst

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