playshuf

Endlessly play music files from a directory in random order. Recursive directories are supported; files inside subdirectories will also be played.

Last modified	2020-09-18
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#!/bin/sh
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default_music_dir="/media/wrk/music"
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player_wrap ()
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{
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    # .mkv -> Matroska data
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    # .ogg -> audio
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    # .mp3 -> Audio
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    # .webm -> Webm
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    # .mp4 -> MP4
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    # .m4a -> MPEG v4
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    if [ -n "$(file "$1" | grep -E '(WebM|[Aa]udio)|Matroska data|MP(EG v)?4')" ]; then

        cvlc --play-and-exit --no-video "$1" 2>/dev/null || cvlc --play-and-exit "$1"

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    else
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        file "$1" >&2
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    fi
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}
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mk_playlist ()
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{
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    # Use du(1) to allow a "structured" playlist.

    du -aL "$music_dir" | cut -f 2 | shuf \

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    | while read -r filename; do
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        test -d "$filename" || echo "$filename"

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    done
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}
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usage="playshuf [-q] [music-directory]"
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quiet=false
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if [ "$1" = "-q" ]; then
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    quiet=true
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    shift
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fi
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if [ -n "$1" ]; then
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    music_dir="$1"
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else
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    music_dir="$default_music_dir"
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fi
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# Print the usage line anyway.
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$quiet || echo "Usage: $usage" >&2
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# Main loop
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while true; do
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    i=0
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    n="$(mk_playlist | wc -l)"
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    mk_playlist | while read -r song; do

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        i=$(($i + 1))
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        $quiet || echo "$i/$n\t$song"
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        sleep 2
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        player_wrap "$song"
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    done
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done
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