Mplayer: Play Audio CD Using Linux Command Line

To play an audio CD using the Linux command line, you can use the mplayer utility. mplayer is a versatile media player that can play a wide range of audio and video file formats, as well as CDs and DVDs.

To play an audio CD using mplayer, you will need to specify the CD drive as the source of the media. On most systems, the CD drive is typically accessed as /dev/cdrom. You can use the following command to play an audio CD:

mplayer cdda://

Alternatively, you can specify the CD drive explicitly as follows:

mplayer cdda:///dev/cdrom

mplayer will start playing the audio CD from the beginning and continue until the end. You can use the following keys to control playback:

• p: Pause/unpause playback
• < and >: Skip to the previous/next track
• [ and ]: Decrease/increase the volume
• q: Quit mplayer

You can also use the -track option to specify a specific track to play. For example:

mplayer cdda:///dev/cdrom -track 3

This will play track 3 of the audio CD.

Keep in mind that mplayer is just one of many media players available for Linux. You can also use other command line utilities such as mpg123, ogg123, or aplay to play audio CDs at the command line.