moc

terminal audio player

TLDR

Start MOC

$ mocp

Start server only

$ mocp -S

Play file

$ mocp -l [file.mp3]

Add to playlist

$ mocp -a [file.mp3]

Play/pause

$ mocp -G

Next track

$ mocp -f

Stop server

$ mocp -x

SYNOPSIS

mocp [options] [files]

DESCRIPTION

moc (Music On Console) is a terminal audio player. It uses a client-server architecture.The tool plays in background. Supports many formats via plugins. ncurses interface.

PARAMETERS

FILES

Audio files to play.

-S

Start server.

-l FILE

Play file.

-a FILE

Add to playlist.

-G

Toggle play/pause.

-f

Next track.

-x

Stop server.

--help

Display help information.

INSTALL

sudo apt install qtchooser

sudo dnf install qtchooser

sudo apk add qt5-qtbase-dev

sudo zypper install moc

brew install moc

nix profile install nixpkgs#moc

CAVEATS

Server runs separately. ncurses interface. Plugin-based format support.

HISTORY

MOC was created to provide a console-based music player with background playback support.