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| author | GhostNaN <59353890+GhostNaN@users.noreply.github.com> | 2020-08-03 20:37:52 +0000 |
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| committer | GitHub <noreply@github.com> | 2020-08-03 20:37:52 +0000 |
| commit | ba4d4213fe5e5371e5bcff2ec8ed4750ca834c60 (patch) | |
| tree | 9591c5e720486355f88c85a3930fbe71cc7e612b | |
| parent | 3c73b9458b633ab97f5388b9e3a03019a378485f (diff) | |
Update build instructions and add Controlling section
| -rw-r--r-- | README.md | 18 |
1 files changed, 14 insertions, 4 deletions
@@ -16,9 +16,8 @@ ``` git clone --single-branch https://github.com/GhostNaN/mpvpaper cd mpvpaper -meson build -cd build -ninja +meson build --prefix=/usr +ninja -C build ``` ## Installing ### Arch Based: @@ -26,9 +25,10 @@ AUR package: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/mpvpaper-git/ ### If building: ``` -sudo cp mpvpaper /usr/bin +ninja -C build install ``` ## Usage +### Running Simple example: ``` mpvpaper DP-2 /path/to/video @@ -37,6 +37,16 @@ You can also pass mpv options by passing "--mpv-options" or "-o" like so: ``` mpvpaper -o "no-audio --loop-playlist shuffle" HDMI-A-1 www.url/to/playlist ``` +### Controlling +If you would like to control MPVPaper while it's running, use a mpv input-ipc-server like this: +``` +mpvpaper -o "input-ipc-server=/tmp/mpv-socket" DP-1 /path/to/video +``` +Then input commands with socat. For example, toggle pause: +``` +echo 'cycle pause' | socat - /tmp/mpv-socket +``` +For more commands read: https://mpv.io/manual/master/#command-interface ## Notes If you are on sway, you can get your display outputs with: ``` |