vagalumectl1

Usage

Overview

This manual page documents briefly the vagalumectl command.

vagalumectl is a front end to easily control the Vagalume Last.fm client via its D-Bus interface without having to use low-level commands.

Commands

play

Start playing the last selected radio.

skip

Skip to the next song.

stop

Stop playing.

love

Mark the current song as 'loved'.

ban

Mark the current song as 'banned' and skip to the next one.

globaltag tag

Play a 'global tag' radio.

artist artist

Play a 'similar artists' radio.

group group

Play a 'Last.fm group' radio.

loved user

Play a user's 'loved tracks' radio.

mix user

Play a user's mix radio

neighbours user

Play a user's 'neighbours' radio.

library user

Play a user's library

playlist user

Play a user's playlist.

playurl url

Play an arbitrary radio URL.

volumeup [inc]

Increase playback volume. If inc is not specified it takes 5 as the default value. This command is not available on all platforms.

volumedown [inc]

Decrease playback volume. If inc is not specified it takes 5 as the default value. This command is not available on all platforms.

volume value

Set the playback volume to a specific value. This command is not available on all platforms.

start

Start Vagalume (unless already running).

close

Close Vagalume (unless already closed).

help

Show a quick reference of all available commands.

Examples

Start playing the last selected radio:

$ vagalumectl play

Play your loved tracks' radio:

$ vagalumectl loved YOURUSERNAME

Play your best friend's playlist:

$ vagalumectl playlist USERNAME

Please notice that quotes are recommended around parameters that might contain white spaces, such as tag or artist , e.g:

$ vagalumectl tag "hard rock"
$ vagalumectl artist "Led Zeppelin"