An mpc-like control interface for mpv

Configs, Scripts, Tutorials & Tips
#1

Hello mpv lovers, I 've just discovered this program or script if you which that controls mpv by the command line just like mpc does with mpd.
mpvc will control mpv as soon as you edit your .config/mpv/mpv.conf file by adding:

input-ipc-server=/tmp/mpvsocket

And for those who want to fit in your polybar here is a dirty script:

#!/bin/sh

if [[ $(pidof mpv) ]]; then
	METADATA=$(echo '{ "command": ["get_property", "media-title"] }' | socat - /tmp/mpvsocket | awk -F '"' '{print $4}')
	echo "$METADATA"
    else
	    exit
fi

Now if you use youtube-viewer, modify the mpv player arguments by changing at line 84:

   arg => "--really-quiet --title=*TITLE* --no-ytdl",

   #With

    arg => "--really-quiet --media-title=*TITLE* --no-ytdl",

Now polybar module:

[module/mpv]
type = custom/script
exec = your script path
tail = true
label = %output%
label-maxlen = 70
label-padding = 1
label-foreground = ${colors.yellow2}
format = <label>
format-prefix = " "
format-prefix-foreground = ${colors.foreground}
format-padding = 1

Hope you’ll like it. :wink:

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#2

Thx for sharing @archus . Appreciated, might be useful to members of the forum

#3

Yet another good discovery.