cmus Command Examples

Command-line Music Player. Use <ArrowKeys> to navigate, <Enter> to select, and numbers <1>-<8> switch between different views. See also: ncmpcpp, clementine, qmmp. More information: https://cmus.github.io.

• Open cmus into the specified directory (this will become your new working directory):

cmus {{path/to/directory}}

• Add file/directory to library:

<:>add {{path/to/file_or_directory}}

• Pause/unpause current song:

<c>

• Toggle shuffle mode on/off:

<s>

• Quit cmus:

<q>