I am trying to create a shell script in Linux that when executed searches a directory for all media files then creates a playlist and plays it with MPlayer.
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1When faced with a task like this, typically you will want to break it down into steps. Which part have you done so far? (1) Search a directory for all files. (2) Select the media files from a list of files. (3) Create a playlist file from the list of media files. (4) Start mplayer with the given playlist. – Greg Hewgill Apr 08 '12 at 20:54
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i Search the directory for the files – RoundRobin Apr 08 '12 at 21:07
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not sure how to create the playlist n start mplayer – RoundRobin Apr 08 '12 at 21:07
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OK I FIGURED IT OUT THANKS ANYWAYS – RoundRobin Apr 08 '12 at 21:38
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Use this command :
find /PATH/TO/MUSIC/DIRECTORY/ -type f -iname "*.mp3" > playlist.m3u
Now play with mplayer :
mplayer -playlist playlist.m3u
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add "sort" to the find, otherwise it won't add the playlist in the right order: find /PATH/TO/MUSIC/DIRECTORY/ -type f -iname "*.mp3" | sort > playlist.m3u – Asaf Nov 19 '14 at 12:03