[lastbash-cvs] lastbash README,1.4,1.5
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From: Costin S. <cs...@us...> - 2006-12-12 12:37:50
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Update of /cvsroot/lastbash/lastbash In directory sc8-pr-cvs6.sourceforge.net:/tmp/cvs-serv14913 Modified Files: README Log Message: Some content moved to manpage. Index: README =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/lastbash/lastbash/README,v retrieving revision 1.4 retrieving revision 1.5 diff -u -d -r1.4 -r1.5 --- README 6 Dec 2006 13:55:29 -0000 1.4 +++ README 12 Dec 2006 12:37:47 -0000 1.5 @@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ ===== Please see the INSTALL file for quick instructions about how to install -and launch LastBASH. You must have a compatible terminal (linux or xterm -are supported at the moment) and, if you wish to use the backend player, -you should have MPlayer. For now. +and launch LastBASH. You must have a compatible terminal (such as linux +or xterm) and, if you wish to use the backend player, you should have +MPlayer too. For now. After you have donwloaded, extracted and installed the program, run it. You do not need to pass any command line parameters, at least at first @@ -63,41 +63,20 @@ It will ask your Last.fm username and password. You should have one. If not, hmmm... go and create an account on Last.fm -There are some command line parameters you can use. - --u username - Specify the username to connect with. - --p player - Specify the backend player to use (auto or mplayer, for now). - --a - Automatically start playing. - --A - Do not start playing automatically. - --c command - Send the command to the running instance. - - -last.fm station - You can specify a new Last.fm station to connect to. - -You can also pass the Last.fm station name to tune directly into it. +There are some command line parameters you can use, please see the +lastbash(1) man page for more details. If you want to directly tune into +a Last.fm station, use this format (feel free to use any lastfm:// url +you like): -$ lastbash "lastfm://globaltags/rock" -$ lastbash "lastfm://globaltags/classic rock" -$ lastbash "lastfm://user/cstroie/neighbours" -$ lastbash "lastfm://artist/Rammstein/similarartists" +$ lastbash "lastfm://group/LastBASH" -Then, the program will try to connect. If it succeeds, it will save -a playlist in ~/.lastbash/playlist.m3u, for you to open with some -external player, if you don't want to use the backend it provides. +The program will try to connect. If it succeeds, it will save a playlist +in '~/.lastbash/playlist.m3u', for you to open with some external +player, if you don't want to use the backend it provides. If you have MPlayer (for the moment, this is the backend), it will start -playing. If not, you will have to tell LastBASH not to try to run it by -creating the ~/.lastbash/config file and adding this line: +playing. If you don't want to use the backend, you will have to tell +LastBASH not to try to run it by setting this in the configuration file: USE_PLAYER="n" @@ -119,17 +98,6 @@ $ mpg123 -C -v -@ ~/.lastbash/playlist.m3u -If one instance of LastBASH is already running, a second call can send -commands to the first one, for example: - -$ lastbash -c LOVE -$ lastbash -c SKIP -$ lastbash -c BAN - -Or you can change the station this way. - -$ lastbash "lastfm://group/LastBASH" - Key bindings ============ @@ -142,24 +110,10 @@ Skip track b Ban track -r - Refresh track metadata (refresh is automatic, but if you need to, - you can use this key to force a refresh) -p - Toggle "Record to Profile" (the P led will change status) - -d - Toggle "Discovery Mode" (the D led will change status) - -s - Toggle history scrolling direction - -CTRL-L - Redraw the interface - q Quit (and stop the backend player too) +For more keys, please see the lastbash(1) man page. Last.fm |