cmus Cheat Sheet

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How to use the cmus media player for Linux .

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Basic playback controls

x
Play
c
Pause
v
Stop
b
Next
z
Previous
left, right
Seek +- 5 seconds
. ,
Seek +- 1 min

Using the queue

4
Go to queue
1
Go back to library
e
Add to queue (bottom)
shift-e
Add to queue (top)
delete or shift-d
Remove from queue
If something is added to the queue, it will play next!

Playback behavior

s
Toggle shuffle
shift-c
Toggle continue (use this if you want to stop after each song)
m
Toggle artist / album / all

Navigate

↓ ↑
Up / down arrows
Fn + ↓ ↑
Hold "­fn" and press the up / down arrows
Tab
Navigate between the artist list / song list
Spacebar
Expand the artist list

Search

/
Open search (at very bottom), then type something, then press return
n
Next search result
shift-n
Previous search result

Change View

1
Artists & Albums
3
Playlists
4
Queue
5
File browser

Advanced playback behavior

r
Toggle repeat
Ctrl-r
Toggle repeat current
t
Toggle show remaining time
o
Toggle play sorted
f
Toggle display follows now playing
If something goes wrong you might need these

Creating a playlist

3
Go to playlists
1
Go to library
:pl-create <na­me>
Create playlist with name <na­me>
y
Add to current playlist
Spacebar
Select current playlist
Use these commands if you want a permanent playlist. If you just want a temporary one for right now, use the queue.

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