xine-remote(e)                                   xine-remote(e)



NAME
       xine-remote  - a small tool to connect xine remote control
       server.

SYNOPSIS
       xine-remote [options]

DESCRIPTION
       This manual page documents briefly the xine-remote tool.

       xine-remote can replace a raw telnet connection to a  xine
       remote  control  server.  It  use  the readline facilities
       (completion, vi/emacs shortcuts, command history, etc...).
       By  default,  it  try  to connect the localhost, using the
       default port (see xine(e)).

OPTIONS
       The program follow the usual GNU command line syntax, with
       long  ioptions  starting with two dashes (`-').  A summary
       of options are included below.

       -H, --host <hostname>
              Try to connect <hostname>.

       -P, --port <port>
              Try to connect the host using <port>.

       -c, --command <command>
              Send <command> to server  then  quit.  The  command
              should be single coted if it contain spaces or spe-
              cial characters.

       -n, --noconnect
              Do not initiate the connection on startup.

       -v, --version
              Display version.

       -h, --help
              Display options summary.

COMMANDS
       Few commands are available, which  are  used  to  open  or
       close a connection:

       ?      Display  available commands (the xine-remote ones +
              server ones when connection is etablished).

       version
              Display version.

       open <server[:port]>
              Open connection to server. A port can be optionnaly
              specified, using colon (:) separator.

       close  Close connection.

       quit   Leaving xine-remote.

SEE ALSO
       xine(e).

AUTHOR
       This  manual  page  was  written  by  Daniel Caujolle-Bert
       <f1rmb@users.sourceforge.net> for the xine project.




The xine project            2002-04-16            xine-remote(e)