mocp

Music on Console (MOC) audio player. More information: https://manned.org/mocp.

• Launch the MOC terminal UI:

mocp

• Launch the MOC terminal UI in a specific directory:

mocp {{path/to/directory}}

• Start the MOC server in the background, without launching the MOC terminal UI:

mocp --server

• Add a specific song to the play queue while MOC is in the background:

mocp --enqueue {{path/to/audio_file}}

• Add songs recursively to the play queue while MOC is in the background:

mocp --append {{path/to/directory}}

• Clear the play queue while MOC is in the background:

mocp --clear

• Play or stop the currently queued song while MOC is in the background:

mocp --{{play|stop}}

• Stop the MOC server while it's in the backgroud:

mocp --exit