It can handle various things like jumping to the next track in playlist or returning the current playing track title, as well as playlist or returning the current playing track title, as well as other status information.

--current-song

Returns current song title.

Returns current song title.

--current-song-filename

Returns current song filename.

--current-song-length

Returns current song length.

--current-song-length-seconds

Returns current song length in seconds.

--current-song-length-frames

Returns current song length in frames.

--current-song-output-length

Returns current song output length.

--current-song-output-length-seconds

Returns current song output length in seconds.

--current-song-output-length-frames

Returns current song output length in frames.

--current-song-bitrate

Returns current song bitrate in bits per second.

--current-song-bitrate-kbps

Returns current song bitrate in kilobits per second.

--current-song-frequency

Returns current song frequency in hertz.

--current-song-frequency-khz

Returns current song frequency in kilohertz.

--current-song-channels

Returns current song channels.

Playlist manipulation:

--playlist-advance

Go to the next song in the playlist.

--playlist-reverse

Go to the previous song in the playlist.

--playlist-addurl <uri>

Adds a uri to the playlist.

--playlist-delete <position>

Deletes the song at <position> from the playlist.

--playlist-length

Returns the total length of the playlist.

--playlist-song <position>

Returns the title of the song at <position> in the

Returns the title of the song at <position> in the playlist.

--playlist-song-filename <position>

Returns the filename of the song at <position> in the playlist.

--playlist-song-length <position>

Returns the length of the song at <position> in the playlist.

--playlist-song-length-seconds <position>

Returns the length of the song at <position> in the playlist in seconds.

--playlist-song-length-frames <position>

Returns the length of the song at <position> in the playlist in frames.

--playlist-display

Returns the entire playlist.

--playlist-position

Returns the current position in the playlist.

--playlist-jump <position>

Jumps to <position> in the playlist.

--playlist-clear

Clears the playlist.

--playlist-repeat-status

Returns the status of playlist repeat.

--playlist-repeat-toggle

Toggles playlist repeat.

--playlist-shuffle-status

Returns the status of playlist shuffle.

--playlist-shuffle-toggle

Toggles playlist shuffle.

Playqueue manipulation:

--playqueue-add <position>

Adds the song at <position> in the playlist to the playqueue.

--playqueue-remove <position>

Removes the song at <position> in the playlist from the playqueue.

--playqueue-is-queued <position>

Returns OK if the song at <postion> in the playtlist is queued.

--playqueue-get-position <position>

Returns the playqueue position of the song at <position> in the playlist.

--playqueue-get-qposition <qposition>

Returns the playlist position of the song at <qposition> in the playqueue.

--playqueue-length

Returns the length of the playqueue.

--playqueue-display

Returns a list of currently-queued songs.

--playqueue-clear

Clears the playqueue.

Playback manipulation:

--playback-play

Starts/unpauses song playback.

--playback-pause

(Un)pauses song playback.

--playback-playpause

Plays/(un)pauses song playback.

--playback-stop

Stops song playback.

--playback-playing

Returns OK if audacious is playing.

--playback-paused

Returns OK if audacious is paused.

--playback-stopped

Returns OK if audacious is stopped.

--playback-status

Returns the playback status.

Volume control:

--get-volume

Returns the current volume level in percent.

--set-volume <level>

Sets the current volume level in percent.

Miscellaneous:

--preferences

Shows/hides the preferences window.

--jumptofile

Shows the jump to file window.

--shutdown

Shuts down audacious.

Help system:

--list-handlers

Shows handlers list.

--help

Shows handlers list.

Handlers may be prefixed with `--' (GNU-style long-options) or not, your choice.

This manual page was written by Adam Cecile <gandalf@le-vert.net> and Kiyoshi Aman <kiyoshi@atheme.org>. Some additional tweaks were done by William Pitcock <nenolod@atheme.org>.

Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.

The complete text of the GNU General Public License is available in the sourcecode of Audacious, and is typically included with binary packages as well.

If installed with an operating system, see your Operating System's documentation for licensing details.