🖥️ncmpcpp
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# ncmpcpp is an mpd client (compatible with mopidy) with a UI very similar to ncmpc,
# but it provides new useful features such as support for regular expressions for library searches,
# extended song format, items filtering, the ability to sort playlists, and a local filesystem browser.
# configure ncmpcpp
mkdir ~/.ncmpcpp
cat <<EOF > ~/.ncmpcpp/config
ncmpcpp_directory = "~/.ncmpcpp"
mpd_host = "127.0.0.1"
mpd_port = "6600"
mpd_music_dir = "/var/lib/mpd/music/"
EOF
# Movement
Up k Move cursor up
Down j Move cursor down
[ Move cursor up one album
] Move cursor down one album
{ Move cursor up one artist
} Move cursor down one artist
Page Up Page up
Page Down Page down
Home Home
End End
#
Tab Switch to next screen in sequence
Shift-Tab Switch to previous screen in sequence
F1 Show help
1 Show playlist
2 Show browser
3 Show search engine
4 Show media library
5 Show playlist editor
6 Show tag editor
7 Show outputs
8 Show music visualizer
= Show clock
@ Show server info
# Global
s Stop
p Pause
> Next track
< Previous track
Ctrl-H Backspace Replay playing song
f Seek forward in playing song
b Seek backward in playing song
- Left Decrease volume by 2%
Right + Increase volume by 2%
#
t Toggle space mode (select/add)
T Toggle add mode (add or remove/always add)
| Toggle mouse support
v Reverse selection
V Remove selection
B Select songs of album around the cursor
a Add selected items to playlist
` Add random items to playlist
r Toggle repeat mode
z Toggle random mode
y Toggle single mode
R Toggle consume mode
Y Toggle replay gain mode
# Toggle bitrate visibility
Z Shuffle playlist
x Toggle crossfade mode
X Set crossfade
#
u Start music database update
: Execute command
Ctrl-F Apply filter
/ Find item forward
? Find item backward
, Jump to previous found item
. Jump to next found item
w Toggle find mode (normal/wrapped)
G Locate song in browser
~ Locate song in media library
#
Ctrl-L Lock/unlock current screen
Left h Switch to master screen (left one)
Right l Switch to slave screen (right one)
#
E Locate song in tag editor
P Toggle display mode
\ Toggle user interface
! Toggle displaying separators between albums
g Jump to given position in playing song (formats: mm:ss, x%)
i Show song info
I Show artist info
L Toggle lyrics fetcher
F Toggle fetching lyrics for playing songs in background
q Quit
# Playlist
Enter Play selected item
Delete Delete selected item(s) from playlist
c Clear playlist
C Clear playlist except selected item(s)
Ctrl-P Set priority of selected items
Ctrl-K m Move selected item(s) up
n Ctrl-J Move selected item(s) down
M Move selected item(s) to cursor position
A Add item to playlist
e Edit song
S Save playlist
Ctrl-V Sort playlist
Ctrl-R Reverse playlist
o Jump to current song
U Toggle playing song centering
# Browser
Enter Enter directory/Add item to playlist and play it
Space Add item to playlist/select it
e Edit song/directory/playlist name
2 Browse MPD database/local filesystem
` Toggle sort mode
o Locate playing song
Ctrl-H Backspace Jump to parent directory
Delete Delete selected items from disk
G Jump to playlist editor (playlists only)
# Search engine
Enter Add item to playlist and play it/change option
Space Add item to playlist
e Edit song
y Start searching
3 Reset search constraints and clear results
# Media library
4 Switch between two/three columns mode
Left h Previous column
Right l Next column
Enter Add item to playlist and play it
Space Add item to playlist
e Edit song
e Edit tag (left column)/album (middle/right column)
` Toggle type of tag used in left column
m Toggle sort mode
# Playlist editor
Left h Previous column
Right l Next column
Enter Add item to playlist and play it
Space Add item to playlist/select it
e Edit song/playlist name
Ctrl-K m Move selected item(s) up
n Ctrl-J Move selected item(s) down
Delete Delete selected playlists (left column)
C Clear playlist except selected item(s)
Ctrl-P Set priority of selected items
Ctrl-K m Move selected item(s) up
n Ctrl-J Move selected item(s) down
M Move selected item(s) to cursor position
A Add item to playlist
e Edit song
S Save playlist
Ctrl-V Sort playlist
Ctrl-R Reverse playlist
o Jump to current song
U Toggle playing song centering
# Browser
Enter Enter directory/Add item to playlist and play it
Space Add item to playlist/select it
e Edit song
e Edit directory name
e Edit playlist name
2 Browse MPD database/local filesystem
` Toggle sort mode
o Locate playing song
Ctrl-H Backspace Jump to parent directory
Delete Delete selected items from disk
G Jump to playlist editor (playlists only)
# Search engine
Enter Add item to playlist and play it/change option
Space Add item to playlist
e Edit song
y Start searching
3 Reset search constraints and clear results
# Media library
4 Switch between two/three columns mode
Left h Previous column
Right l Next column
Enter Add item to playlist and play it
Space Add item to playlist
e Edit song/tag (left column)/album (middle/right column)
` Toggle type of tag used in left column
m Toggle sort mode
# Playlist editor
Left h Previous column
Right l Next column
Enter Add item to playlist and play it
Space Add item to playlist/select it
e Edit song/playlist name
Ctrl-K m Move selected item(s) up
n Ctrl-J Move selected item(s) down
Delete Delete selected playlists (left column)
Delete Delete selected item(s) from playlist (right column)
c Clear playlist
C Clear playlist except selected items
# Lyrics
Space Toggle reloading lyrics upon song change
e Open lyrics in external editor
` Refetch lyrics
# Tiny tag editor
Enter Edit tag
y Save
# Tag editor
Enter Edit tag/filename of selected item (left column)
Enter Perform operation on all/selected items (middle column)
Space Switch to albums/directories view (left column)
Space Select item (right column)
Left h Previous column
Right l Next column
Ctrl-H Backspace Jump to parent directory (left column, directories view)
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