mplayer genre playlist
#!/bin/bash
# `genre` is used to play through the entire directory of music for a specific genre using mplayer.
# http://www.mplayerhq.hu/
# Author: Kathryn S. Marks <kathryn.linux@gmail.com>
# Creation Date: December 30, 2007
# Last Modified: December 31, 2007
# Thanks to Eric Myers for a starting point.
# Directory structure is as follows
# /Data/My Music/Genre/Artist/Album/Track
# Define our variables
# GENRE is the directory containing a specific type of music (e.g. Classical, Pop, etc)
# LIST is the complete list of tracks within each genre directory
# SHUFFLE is whether or not to shuffle the tracks.
cd /Data/”My Music”/
GENRE=
echo -n “What do you want to listen to? \
Type the genre name or L for a list. > “
read GENRE
#if GENRE=L
# then echo `ls -D`
# else `cd $GENRE`
#fi
cd “$GENRE”
#SHUFFLE=
#echo -n “Do you want shuffle mode? Y or N > “
#read SHUFFLE
LIST=`find . -name “*.mp3″ -or -name “*.m4a” -print > /tmp/playlist.$$`
#if SHUFFLE=N
# then `mplayer -playlist $LIST`
# else `mplayer -shuffle -playlist $LIST`
#fi
mplayer -playlist /tmp/playlist.$$
rm /tmp/playlist.$$
# EOF
Hey, I came across your script while I was looking for a way to get mplayer play bundles of music together. I am just discovering the fascinating world of Linux and I am starting to write some scripts. I hope it’s okay if I use your code to play my music; I’ve only made one or two minor changes. Thanks for this script, it was just what I was looking for!!!
You’re more than welcome to use it
It’s totally broken as it’s written here and I’ve not had the motivation to debug it properly.
I ended up throwing a bunch of music in a “Random Stuff” directory and passing the shuffle flag to mplayer. I occasionally switch songs in and out to keep things fresh.
Lazy? Yeah. But it lets me get other stuff done.