Name

xmms [options] [files] — xmms

Synopsis

/usr/bin stdin stdout - file -- opt --help --version

xmms (X MultiMedia System) is an excellent, graphical audio-file player that supports MP3, WAV, Ogg Vorbis, and other audio formats.[20] You can play files with familiar CD-player controls, create playlists, and more. The easiest way to get started is to try it, either with no arguments:

$ xmms

or providing audio files on the command line:

$ xmms file1.mp3 file2.wav file3.ogg ...

Here are some useful actions.

Action

Meaning

Right-click on titlebar

Display main menu

Click PL button

Display playlist (click Add to add files)

Click EQ button

Display graphic equalizer

Double-click track in playlist

Play track

Right-click on playlist

Display playlist menu

[20] Fedora includes xmms without MP3 support; visit http://www.xmms.org/ to restore it or to install the latest, untainted version.

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