Command Line Arguments

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The available command line options are documented here. If you have trouble with the program (no songs found, audio not working, etc), try running it on a terminal. Some useful debug information is printed there.

Generic options

-h [ --help ]	you are viewing it
-l [ --log ] arg (=.*/error)	selects log level for given subsystem
-v [ --version ]	display version number
--songlist arg	save a list of songs in the specified folder in xml format

Configuration options

--audio arg	specify the audio devices to use, see --audiohelp
--audiohelp	help and examples on --audio usage, see Audio Configuration for details
--jstest	utility to get joystick button mappings

Any arguments without a switch are interpreted as song folders.