Cmus.txt

====== Cmus ======
Created Thursday 16 February 2017

**Cmus is a CLI music player.**

== Installation ==
$ pacman -S cmus


===== Scripts =====
**#** **You can extend Cmus functionality with scripts; **https://github.com/cmus/cmus/wiki
**# Here are some of the favorites^**

== Desktop Notifications ==
**# Requires notify-send (Dunst)**
**# **https://github.com/cmus/cmus/wiki/status_diplay_notify_send.py
**# Download and place the script in **//~/.config/cmus/status.py //**and make it executable **
$ chmod a+x ~/.config/cmus///status.py//

**# In Cmus, navigate to the Settings screen (**//7//**)** **and search for (**/////**) **//status_display_program//
**# Define it to our script; **status_display_program=/home/stick/.config/cmus/status.py


===== Usage =====
**# There is 7 different screen in Cmus, navigate these with **//1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6//** and **//7//
	1 **= Now playing (simple view)**
	2 **= Library**
	3 **= Playlist**
	4** = Queue**
	5 **= Add Music**
	6 **= Library Filters**
	7 **= Settings/Keybinds**
	

== Adding music to your Library ==
**# Navigate to the fifth screen, **//5//
**# Then add the folder/song to your library with **//a//
**# This should move your highlight one folder/song down. **
**#** **This means the folder/song you just added is available in your library. **

==== Basic Controls ====
**# Move to your Simple View screen, **//1//

== Navigation ==
**# Switch between **//Artist/Album//** and **//Track//** window with **//<Tab>//
**# To expand a **//Artist/Album//** folder, use **//Space//

== Playing Tracks ==
**# Play track with **//Enter//
**# Pause/Play with **//c//
**# Toggle shuffle with **//s//
**# Next track with **//b//
**# Previous track with **//z//

== Searching ==
**# Search for Tracks, Artist or Albums with **/
**# Next result with **//n//
**# Previous result with **//N		//

== Jump in Tracks ==
**# Backward/Forward 10sec with **//Left / Right//
**# Backward/Forward 1min with **//< / >//

== Volume Control ==
**# Volume Up/Down with **//- / +//

== Queue ==
**# Add a track to Queue with **//e//


===== Tips and Tricks =====
**# Some sweet additions **

== Music Visualizer ==
**# **//Cava//** can be used to nice CLI visualization of the music playing**
$ yaourt -S cava

**# Then edit **//~/.config/cava/config //**and uncomment these two lines;**
{{{code: lang="texinfo" linenumbers="True"
method = pulse
source = auto
}}}


**# Usage**
**# You can Increase/Decrease sensitivity with **//Up / Down//
**# Increase/Decrease bar width with **//Left / Right//
**# Change bar color with **//c//
**# Change background color with **//b//