dvd_player.1.txt

DVD_PLAYER(1)
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:doctype: manpage

NAME
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dvd_player - a tiny DVD player using libmpv as backend

SYNOPSIS
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*dvd_player* ['PATH'] ['OPTIONS']

DESCRIPTION
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Plays back a DVD track. DVD can be an optical disc, image, or directory.

The default device is based on your operating system, and is the primary
optical drive.

OPTIONS
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*-t, --track*='TRACK'::
	Playback track number. Default is longest valid track.

*-c, --chapter*='CHAPTER[-[CHAPTER]]'
	Playback chapter number or range. Default is all chapters.

*-a, --alang*='LANGUAGE'
	Select audio track by language code, two letters. Default is first
	audio track.

*-A, --aid*='#'
	Select audio track by stream ID.

*-s, --slang*='LANGUAGE'
	Select subtitle track by language code, two letters. Default is no
	subtitles.

*-S, --sid*='#'
	Select subtitle track by stream ID.

*-f, --fullscreen*
	Display in fullscreen mode.

*-d, --detelecine*
	Detelecine video.

*-v, --verbose*
	Enable verbose output.

*-z, --debug*
	Enable debugging output.

*-V, --version*
	Display version number.

*-h, --help*
	Display help output.

CONFIGURATION
-------------

*dvd_player* uses libmpv as its backend. A configuration file can be created in
~/.config/dvd_player/mpv.conf to set and override defaults. See the mpv
documentation for switches and options that can be used.

Settings in mpv.conf will override options passed to *dvd_player*.

As an example, always select Spanish as default audio language, English as subtitle
language, and play in fullscreen:

	alang=es
	slang=en
	fullscreen

SEE ALSO
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dvd_backup(1), dvd_copy(1), dvd_drive_status(1), dvd_info(1), dvd_rip(1)

BUGS
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*dvd_player* does not wait for an optical device to be ready. Wait for it to
finish "polling" before running the program.

Please file bugs at <https://github.com/beandog/dvd_info/issues>

AUTHOR
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dvd_player was written by Steve Dibb <steve.dibb@gmail.com>

RESOURCES
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Source code available at GitHub: <https://github.com/beandog/dvd_info>

COPYING
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Copyright \(C) 2023 Steve Dibb. Free use of this software is granted under the
terms of the GNU General Public License, version 2 (GPL).