Raspberry Pi A User Manual page 143

C H A P T E R 8
To get started, just enter the console—or a terminal window if you're using a desktop
environment—and type the following:
mocp
The standard interface is split into two panes (see Figure 8-1). The left pane is a file
mocp
browser, which allows you to look for music to play. The cursor keys scroll up and down the list,
while the Enter key starts playback from the currently highlighted song. If you press Enter on a
directory name, the browser will enter that directory, while pressing it at the
top of the list goes back one directory level. The right pane shows the current playlist.
Where the power of
mocp
key. If is in the middle of playing back music, it will continue to do so even as you use the
mocp
console or terminal window for other tasks. Running the
interface, allowing you to change songs, pause or stop playback. You can also control
from the terminal, without having to use the interface. Running the
the options that follow a command, prefixed with a hyphen character—allow you to start, stop,
pause, skip and otherwise change the playback without having to go into the software.
T H E P I A S A H O M E T H E A T R E P C
becomes apparent is when you exit the application by pressing the Q
../
command again will restore the
mocp
command with flags—
mocp
entry at the
Figure 8-1:
The standard
interface of the
mocp
console-
based music
player
directly
mocp
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