How can I create an MPlayer playlist with a shell script? [closed]

Question

I am trying to create a shell script in Linux that when executed searches a directory for all media files then creates a playlist and plays it with MPlayer.

Blackmun

When faced with a task like this, typically you will want to break it down into steps. Which part have you done so far? (1) Search a directory for all files. (2) Select the media files from a list of files. (3) Create a playlist file from the list of media files. (4) Start mplayer with the given playlist. – Mazer

i Search the directory for the files – Blackmun

not sure how to create the playlist n start mplayer – Blackmun

OK I FIGURED IT OUT THANKS ANYWAYS – Blackmun

Answer 1

Use this command :

find /PATH/TO/MUSIC/DIRECTORY/ -type f -iname "*.mp3" > playlist.m3u

Now play with mplayer :

mplayer -playlist playlist.m3u

Wadi

add "sort" to the find, otherwise it won't add the playlist in the right order: find /PATH/TO/MUSIC/DIRECTORY/ -type f -iname "*.mp3" | sort > playlist.m3u – Angloirish