playerctl — Control media players via MPRIS. More information: <https://github.com/altdesktop/playerctl#using-th

How to use the playerctl command: Control media players via MPRIS. More information: <https://github.com/altdesktop/playerctl#using-the-cli>.

playerctl — Control media players via MPRIS. More information: <https://github.com/altdesktop/playerctl#using-the-cli>.

Toggle play:

playerctl play-pause

Skip to the next track:

playerctl next

Go back to the previous track:

playerctl previous

List all players:

playerctl {{[-l|--list-all]}}

Send a command to a specific player:

playerctl {{[-p|--player]}} {{player_name}} {{play-pause|next|previous|...}}

Send a command to all players:

playerctl {{[-a|--all-players]}} {{play-pause|next|previous|...}}

Display metadata about the current track:

playerctl metadata {{[-f|--format]}} "{{Now playing: \{\{artist\}\} - \{\{album\}\} - \{\{title\}\}}}"

tldr-pages: linux/playerctl