HiveBrain v1.2.0
Get Started
← Back to all entries
snippetbashTip

mpv — A audio/video player based on MPlayer. See also: `mplayer`, `vlc`. More information: <https://mpv.io

Submitted by: @import:tldr-pages··
0
Viewed 0 times
commandmpvcliaudiovideobasedplayermplayer

Problem

How to use the mpv command: A audio/video player based on MPlayer. See also: mplayer, vlc. More information: <https://mpv.io/manual/stable/>.

Solution

mpv — A audio/video player based on MPlayer. See also: mplayer, vlc. More information: <https://mpv.io/manual/stable/>.

Play a video or audio from a URL or file:
mpv {{url|path/to/file}}


Jump backward/forward 5 seconds:
{{<ArrowLeft>|<ArrowRight>}}


Jump backward/forward 1 minute:
{{<ArrowDown>|<ArrowUp>}}


Decrease or increase playback speed by 10%:
{{<[>|<]>}}


Add subtitles from a file:
mpv --sub-file={{path/to/file}}


Take a screenshot of the current frame (saved to mpv-shotNNNN.jpg by default):
<s>


Play a file at a specified speed (1 by default):
mpv --speed {{0.01..100}} {{path/to/file}}


Play a file using a profile defined in the mpv.conf file:
mpv --profile {{profile_name}} {{path/to/file}}

Code Snippets

Play a video or audio from a URL or file

mpv {{url|path/to/file}}

Jump backward/forward 5 seconds

{{<ArrowLeft>|<ArrowRight>}}

Jump backward/forward 1 minute

{{<ArrowDown>|<ArrowUp>}}

Decrease or increase playback speed by 10%

{{<[>|<]>}}

Add subtitles from a file

mpv --sub-file={{path/to/file}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/mpv

Revisions (0)

No revisions yet.