Mplayer Shuffle Command: Play Files In Random Order

To play a list of files in random order using MPlayer, you can use the -shuffle option. This option will shuffle the list of files before playing them.

For example, to play a list of audio files in random order, you can use the following command:

mplayer -shuffle *.mp3

This will play all of the .mp3 files in the current directory in random order.

You can also use the -playlist option to specify a playlist file containing a list of files to play. The playlist file should contain one file per line. For example:

mplayer -shuffle -playlist playlist.txt

This will play the files listed in playlist.txt in random order.

Keep in mind that the -shuffle option only works for the list of files specified on the command line or in a playlist file. If you are using MPlayer to play a single file, the -shuffle option will have no effect.