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cmus

Command-line Music Player. Use <ArrowKeys> to navigate, <Enter> to select, and numbers <1>-<8> switch between different views. See also: ncmpcpp, clementine, qmmp. More information: https://manned.org/cmus.

• Open cmus into the specified directory (this will become your new working directory):

cmus {{path/to/directory}}

• Add file/directory to library:

<:>add {{path/to/file_or_directory}}

• Refresh the metadata of songs in the library:

<:>update-cache

• Search for songs, albums, or artists:

</>{{something}}

• Pause/unpause current song:

<c>

• Toggle shuffle mode on/off:

<s>

• Quit cmus:

<q>