"$d_Qndfs""audio notes.txt" www.BillHowell.ca 22Dec2020ial 08********08 22Dec2020 Audacious sucks for command line! aplay 08********08 22Dec2020 +-----+ # https://slackbuilds.org/repository/14.2/multimedia/audiopreview/ # https://launchpad.net/audiopreview/ no longer supported # following readme file : $ cd "/media/bill/HOWELL_BASE/SW install & maintain/audiopreview/audiopreview-0.6" $ ./configure $ make $ make install >> not working, too much work to go further? # https://www.tecmint.com/command-line-music-players-for-linux/ # https://askubuntu.com/questions/44443/command-line-audio-players great listing, none state if I can pick [t_start, t_end] +--+ Just write one line in terminal;) and listen to radio streams for OGG/OPUS streams wget -qO- http://ai-radio.org/128.opus | opusdec - - | aplay -qfdat be sure you have installed opus packages for listen OGG/Vorbis radio stream just write ogg123 http://ai-radio.org You need to have installed vorbis packages Enjoy share improve this answer follow edited Feb 28 '17 at 18:55 Zanna♦ 60.9k1818 gold badges169169 silver badges286286 bronze badges answered Jun 1 '15 at 6:21 artem >> looks good to replace audiopreview? use "y o"'s ffmpeg solution? >> combine with ffplay? : +--+ https://stackoverflow.com/questions/18444194/cutting-the-videos-based-on-start-and-end-time-using-ffmpeg great descriptions for ffmpeg sudo apt install ffmpeg gives you an industry standard in playing music and videos from the command line. Two tools I use in my own GUI music player I'm starting to develop are called from the command line: ffprobe gives details on songs ffplay plays a song answered 2 days ago (Wow!! just now an old blog ~2011!!) WinEunuuchs2Unix +--+ Howell, based on comments in : https://stackoverflow.com/questions/18444194/cutting-the-videos-based-on-start-and-end-time-using-ffmpeg great descriptions for ffmpeg https://askubuntu.com/questions/44443/command-line-audio-players see also link "$d_Qndfs""audio notes.txt" >> maybe? : $ ffmpeg -i input.mpg -ss $StartSeconds -to $EndSeconds | ffplay $ pinn="$d_HOWELL_BASE""My Music mp3/Dvorak/1 Dvorak - Slovian dances OP 72, no 7 in C major.mp3" $ pout="$d_temp""audio temp.mp3" $ ffmpeg -i "$pinn" -ss '00:0:10' -to '00:00:15' "$pout" $ ffplay "$pout" An input file must be specified Trailing options were found on the commandline. Use -h to get full help or, even better, run 'man ffplay' input.mpg: No such file or directory # play options # ffplay doesn't stop & close window!?? cmd := link 'ffplay "' pout '" ' ; # aplay - noise, no music cmd := link 'aplay "' pout '" ' ; # audacious - plays & stops, but will it run multiple audio streams? cmd := link 'audacious "' pout '" ' ; # pinn := link d_HOWELL_BASE 'My Music mp3/Dvorak/1 Dvorak - Slovian dances OP 72, no 7 in C major.mp3' # pout := link d_temp 'audio temp.mp3' ; # audio_play pinn 50 '00:00:30' '00:00:45' # enddoc