How to use Vifm as your music player - Revision history

Viminator25: Enhanced version

2022-09-12T01:28:00Z

Enhanced version

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Xaizek: ->

2021-08-31T11:59:24Z

Viminator25: Fix error with internal symbolic links

2021-07-14T01:12:01Z

Fix error with internal symbolic links

Viminator25: Fix Status command

2021-06-12T18:49:37Z

Fix Status command

Viminator25: Add mapping for deleting the current song from Playlist

2021-06-10T00:01:12Z

Add mapping for deleting the current song from Playlist

Viminator25: Add mappings for easy Seeking & Make status message into a command

2021-06-09T23:45:22Z

Add mappings for easy Seeking & Make status message into a command

Viminator25: Add mapping for playing a song at the END of a playlist

2021-06-05T17:11:26Z

Add mapping for playing a song at the END of a playlist

Viminator25: Clean up the Presentation

2021-05-31T19:52:45Z

Clean up the Presentation

Viminator25: Add Playlist Editor Script

2021-05-31T19:46:43Z

Add Playlist Editor Script

Viminator25: Fix removal of a song from the playlist

2021-05-25T19:41:48Z

Fix removal of a song from the playlist

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 {{NOTE|text=Make sure that you set the shell variables to their appropriate locations on the harddrive.}}
-<source lang="vim">
+<syntaxhighlight lang="vim">
 " {{{1 MUSIC PLAYER
 let $SONG_FORMAT="[[%artist% - ]%title%]|[%file%]"
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 " }}}2
 " }}}1
-</source>
+</syntaxhighlight>
 == Playlist Editor Script ==
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 Copy and paste the following into your <code>$VIFM/scripts</code> folder or somewhere in your <code>$PATH</code> as <code>mpc_edit.py</code>:
-<source lang="python">
+<syntaxhighlight lang="python">
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
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      else:
          client.seek(new_pos, elapsed-setback if elapsed>setback else 0)
-</source>
+</syntaxhighlight>
 This allows you to edit the current playlist by tying <code>rmE</code> if you have the optional dependencies installed.

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 nnoremap rma :mpcadd<cr>:!echo Song %f:t added. %S<cr>
 nnoremap rmA :mpcadd<cr>:!mpc play $(mpc playlist | wc -l) %i<cr>
-nnoremap rmm :!echo "%f" | sed -e 's/\([^\]\) /\1\n/g' -e 's/\\//g' | xargs -d '\n' -L 1 realpath --relative-to=$MUSIC_DIR %M | sort -nr | xargs -d '\n' -L 1 mpc insert<cr>:mpcplay<cr>:ShowSong<cr>
+nnoremap rmm :!echo "%f" | sed -e 's/\([^\]\) /\1\n/g' -e 's/\\//g' | xargs -d '\n' -L 1 realpath -s --relative-to=$MUSIC_DIR %M | sort -nr | xargs -d '\n' -L 1 mpc insert<cr>:mpcplay<cr>:ShowSong<cr>
 nnoremap rmd :Delfind<cr>
 nnoremap rmD :Delcurrent<cr>:ShowSong<cr>
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 command ShowSong mpc -f "$SONG_FORMAT" current %S
 command GotoSong :exe 'goto "$MUSIC_DIR/'.system('mpc -f "%%file%%" | sed -ne "1p" --').'"'
-command mpcadd :let $IGNORE = system(expand('mpc search filename "$(realpath --relative-to=$MUSIC_DIR %%f)" | mpc add'))
+command mpcinsert :let $IGNORE = system(expand('realpath -s --relative-to=$MUSIC_DIR %%f | mpc insert'))
 command pls mpc save %a | echo "Playlist saved." %i
 command pll mpc load %a %i

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 command mpcStat :echo system('mpc | sed -ne '.%a.'p --')
 command mpcls mpc playlist | sed -e "s%%$(mpc | sed -ne '1p')%%& *%%" -- %M
-command mpcStatus mpc status "vol:%volume% rep %repeat% rand %random% single %single%" %S
+command mpcStatus mpc status "vol:%%volume%% rep %%repeat%% rand %%random%% single %%single%%" %S
 command mpcEdit mpc_edit.py %s
 command mpcplay :if system('mpc | sed -ne 2p -- | cut -d " " -f 1') == '' | execute '!mpc toggle &' | else | execute '!mpc next &' | endif

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 nnoremap rmm :!echo "%f" | sed -e 's/\([^\]\) /\1\n/g' -e 's/\\//g' | xargs -d '\n' -L 1 realpath --relative-to=$MUSIC_DIR %M | sort -nr | xargs -d '\n' -L 1 mpc insert<cr>:mpcplay<cr>:ShowSong<cr>
 nnoremap rmd :Delfind<cr>
 nnoremap rmf :goto $MUSIC_DIR<cr>i:FZFfind<cr>
 nnoremap rms :Playfind<cr>
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 command! PlayListfind :exe '!mpc load "'.system('mpc lsplaylist | fzf --height 40 2>/dev/tty').'"' | redraw
 command Delfind :exe '!mpc del "'.system('mpc playlist | nl | fzf --height 40 --with-nth 2.. 2>/dev/tty | cut -f 1 | tr -d " "').'" &' | redraw
 command ShowSong mpc -f "$SONG_FORMAT" current %S
 command GotoSong :exe 'goto "$MUSIC_DIR/'.system('mpc -f "%%file%%" | sed -ne "1p" --').'"'

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 nnoremap rmg :GotoSong<cr>
 nnoremap rmt :mpcStat 2<cr>
 nnoremap rm0 :let $IGNORE = system('mpd_restart')<cr>:echo 'Music player daemon has been restarted'<cr>
 nnoremap rmi :mpcinsert<cr>:!echo Song %f:t inserted. %S<cr>
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 nnoremap rmv :let $IGNORE = system('mpc prev')<cr>:ShowSong<cr>
 nnoremap rmr :let $IGNORE = system('mpc seek 0%')<cr>:let $IGNORE = system('mpc play')<cr>:mpcStat 1<cr>
 nnoremap rmR :let $IGNORE = system('mpc stop')<cr>:!mpc play 1 %i<cr>
 nnoremap rmx :let $IGNORE = system('mpc random')<cr>:echo system('mpc status "Random is %random%"')<cr>
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 command mpcStat :echo system('mpc | sed -ne '.%a.'p --')
 command mpcls mpc playlist | sed -e "s%%$(mpc | sed -ne '1p')%%& *%%" -- %M
 command mpcEdit mpc_edit.py %s
 command mpcplay :if system('mpc | sed -ne 2p -- | cut -d " " -f 1') == '' | execute '!mpc toggle &' | else | execute '!mpc next &' | endif

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 You '''can''' use older versions of mpc and still get 99% of the functionality, but certain mappings will have to be adjusted for displaying the current status.
-The python dependency is only for if you want to sort or edit your playlist with a terminal-based text editor ''on-the-fly''. What's nice about it is that if the new, edited playlist contains the same song you were just listening to, then it will immediately jump to were you left off and continue playing.
+The python dependency is only for if you want to sort or edit your playlist with a terminal-based text editor ''on-the-fly''.
 == Vifm mappings and Commands ==
 Simply copy and paste this into your vifmrc:
 <source lang="vim">
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 This allows you to edit the current playlist by tying <code>rmE</code> if you have the optional dependencies installed.
 A video showcasing most of the features is [https://youtu.be/6JNZKT7VgIg here].

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 If you have [https://github.com/MusicPlayerDaemon/mpc mpc] then with some scripting you can use Vifm as your music player!
-{{NOTE|text=You need [https://github.com/junegunn/fzf fzf] for this.}}
+== Requirements and Reccomendations ==
-{{NOTE|text=You should also have the most recent version of mpc compiled from github.}}
 You '''can''' use older versions of mpc and still get 99% of the functionality, but certain mappings will have to be adjusted for displaying the current status.
 Make sure that you set the shell variables at the beginning here to their appropriate locations on the harddrive.
 Simply copy and paste this into your vifmrc:
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 nnoremap rmc :!mpc crop %i<cr>:echo 'Playlist cropped'<cr>
 nnoremap rme :!mpc clear %i<cr>:echo 'Playlist cleared'<cr>
 nnoremap rmn :let $IGNORE = system('mpc next')<cr>:ShowSong<cr>
 nnoremap rmv :let $IGNORE = system('mpc prev')<cr>:ShowSong<cr>
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 command mpcStat :echo system('mpc | sed -ne '.%a.'p --')
 command mpcls mpc playlist | sed -e "s%%$(mpc | sed -ne '1p')%%& *%%" -- %M
-" Unfortunitly vifm doesn't have the capability to give a user command the functionality of
+command mpcEdit mpc_edit.py %s
 command mpcplay :if system('mpc | sed -ne 2p -- | cut -d " " -f 1') == '' | execute '!mpc toggle &' | else | execute '!mpc next &' | endif
 " }}}2
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 </source>
-A video showcasing almost all the features is [https://youtu.be/6JNZKT7VgIg here].
+== Playlist Editor Script ==