RPC is a command line client to RPD which provides easy access to all essential commands of RPD.
Usage: rpc [-a address] [-p port] [cmd] [argument]
rpc help - show this help infomation
rpc info [format] - show current RPD information
if the format argument is given, the following specifier will be replaced accordingly
%a -- artist
%t -- song title
%b -- album
%y -- release year
%i -- cover image
%d -- douban url
%c -- channel
%p -- currtime
%l -- totaltime
%u -- status
%k -- kbps
%r -- rate (0 or 1)
%% -- a literal %
rpc play - start playback
rpc pause - pause playback
rpc toggle - toggle between play and pause
rpc stop - stop playback
rpc skip/next - skip current song
rpc ban - don't ever play current song again
rpc rate - mark current song as \"liked\"
rpc unrate - unmark current song
rpc channels - list all FM channels
rpc webpage - open the douban page using the browser defined in $BROWSER
rpc setch <id> - set channel through channel's id
rpc kbps <kbps> - set music quality to the specified kbps
rpc launch - tell RPD to restart
rpc end - tell RPD to quit
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launchcommand will forcefully kill all rpd instances and restart a new one -
infosupports an optional format argument that can contain specifiers related to the current player information. An example usage:$ fmc info 'Status: %u; Artist: %a; Title: %t' Status: pause; Artist: 菅野よう子; Title: アイモ O.C.To support backslash sequences, add a dollar sign in front of the argument
$ fmc info $'Status: %u\nArtist: %a\nTitle: %t' Status: pause Artist: 菅野よう子 Title: アイモ O.C.