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# playerctl
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> Control media players via MPRIS.
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> More information: <https://github.com/altdesktop/playerctl>.
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- Toggle play:
`playerctl play-pause`
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- Skip to the next track:
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`playerctl next`
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- Go back to the previous track:
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`playerctl previous`
- List all players:
`playerctl --list-all`
- Send a command to a specific player:
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`playerctl --player {{player_name}} {{play-pause|next|previous|...}}`
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- Send a command to all players:
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`playerctl --all-players {{play-pause|next|previous|...}}`
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- Display metadata about the current track:
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`playerctl metadata --format "{{Now playing: \{\{artist\}\} - \{\{album\}\} - \{\{title\}\}}}"`