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howtos:software:mplayer [2012/10/20 00:27 (UTC)] aschyielhowtos:software:mplayer [2012/10/20 00:58 (UTC)] (current) – Added tags. Do not use quotes in a heading. alienbob
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-== "How to use MPlayer on the command-line==+====== How to use MPlayer on the Command-line ======
 [[http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/slackware-documentation-project-4175422561/|As suggested by kikinovak as a slackdoc topic]]. [[http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/slackware-documentation-project-4175422561/|As suggested by kikinovak as a slackdoc topic]].
  
-== What is mplayer? ==+===== What is mplayer? =====
 Basically, mplayer is a command-line movie player packaged into most slackware installations; It happens to work like a champ with music files in addition to watching movies. Basically, mplayer is a command-line movie player packaged into most slackware installations; It happens to work like a champ with music files in addition to watching movies.
 Because mplayer doesn't strictly require a desktop environment to be running while playing music, it is quite light and is ideal for wimpier machines such as netbooks. Because mplayer doesn't strictly require a desktop environment to be running while playing music, it is quite light and is ideal for wimpier machines such as netbooks.
  
-== How to invoke mplayer ==+===== How to invoke mplayer =====
 Below are a couple of basic ways of calling mplayer. Below are a couple of basic ways of calling mplayer.
  
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-== Useful shortcut keys ==+==== Useful shortcut keys ====
 While running, mplayer can be controlled by additional keyboard input. While running, mplayer can be controlled by additional keyboard input.
  
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   * ctrl+c - Escape/Quit.   * ctrl+c - Escape/Quit.
  
-== Gotchas ==+=== Gotchas ===
 Don't accidentally hit the arrow keys while mplayer is running; It will alter the audio playback speed (quite annoying). Don't accidentally hit the arrow keys while mplayer is running; It will alter the audio playback speed (quite annoying).
  
-== Playlists ==+==== Playlists ====
 You can also tell mplayer to play tracks from a playlist. You can also tell mplayer to play tracks from a playlist.
  
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 [[http://zuttobenkyou.wordpress.com/2009/01/17/how-to-quickly-make-a-playlist-for-mplayer/|Here's a nifty article on creating sorted playlists and then some.]] [[http://zuttobenkyou.wordpress.com/2009/01/17/how-to-quickly-make-a-playlist-for-mplayer/|Here's a nifty article on creating sorted playlists and then some.]]
  
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 +  * Written by [[wiki:user:aschyiel | aschyiel]]
  
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