###################################################################### # Description: Debian terms for moc # Author: Elimar Riesebieter # Created: Sun, 26 Jun 2005 16:25:26 +0200 # Last modified: Fri, 22 Apr 2011 12:14:12 +0200 # File: /usr/share/doc/moc/README.Debian ###################################################################### Music On Console is a console audio player for LINUX/UNIX designed to be powerful and easy to use You just need to select a file from some directory using the menu similar to Midnight Commander, and MOC will start playing all files in this directory beginning from the chosen file. There is no need to create playlists like in other players. If you want to combine some files from one or few directories on one playlist, you can do this. The playlist will be remembered between runs or you can save it as an m3u file to load it whenever you want. Need the console where MOC is running for more important things? Need to close the X terminal emulator? You don't have to stop playing - just press q and the interface will be detached leaving the server running. You can attach it later, or you can attach one interface in the console, and another in the X terminal emulator, no need to switch just to play another file. MOC plays smoothly, regardless of system or I/O load because it uses the output buffer in a separate thread. It doesn't cause gaps between files, because the next file to be played is precached while playing the current file. Supported file formats are: MP3, Musepack, OGG Vorbis, WAVE, FLAC and new formats support is under development. Since moc-2.2.2+2.3.0-alpha1 there are some additional features available. Please check changelog.gz and changelog.Debian.gz. It is recommended to diff your $HOME/.moc/config with examples/config.example.gz to check new config-variables. Same for 2.3.0 ;-) Please notice to start moc with the command: $ mocp as the binary moc generates Qt meta object support code ;-) The manpage is accommodated to the Debian doc behavior. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- With version 2.3.3+2.4.0alpha2-1 I introduced a separated moc-ffmpeg-plugin binary. You need this installed, if you want to play sound files out of the ffmpeg family. In moc the ffmpeg-libs are linked static, because at the moment we do not have dynamic linked ones out of the ffmpeg package. The plugin itself is around 2.5 MB, so it makes sense to keep the moc binary small. $ apt-get install moc-ffmpeg-plugin ---------------------------------------------------------------------- With version 2.4.0-2 I introduced ModPlug support by Hendrik Iben's plugin from http://www.tzi.de/~hiben/moc/. Please check /usr/share/doc/examples/config.example.gz for possible options playing mod files ;) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Since version 2.5.0~alpha2 wavpack and sidplay2 are supported. You can find samples: http://www.rarewares.org/wavpack/test_suite.zip and some SID files: http://www.hvsc.c64.org/Downloads/HVSC_Update_47.zip ---------------------------------------------------------------------- If you get: FATAL_ERROR: Can't send() int to the server Try: $ rm -rf $HOME/.moc/cache and restart moc ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Have fun ;-) Elimar Riesebieter vim:tw=70:ts=4