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Playing with dbus.
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dbus.sh
# qdbus lists all service names of services that are running and you can manipulate at the moment.
qdbus
# control dbus
qdbus org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.clementine /org/mpris/MediaPlayer2 org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.Player.Next
qdbus org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.clementine /org/mpris/MediaPlayer2 org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.Player.Previous
# and use --literal if you need to print the reply in plain text
qdbus --literal org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.clementine /org/mpris/MediaPlayer2 org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.Playlists.ActivatePlaylist /org/mpris/MediaPlayer2/Playlists/20
# there are other interactive tools, like mdbus2 which provides more rich experience
mdbus2 | clementine
# check what happens when you exchange dbus messages with the listening mode
mdbus2 --listen
# or examine supported bus names for clementine
mdbus2 org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.clementine
# and then examine a specific interface that you would like
mdbus2 org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.clementine /org/mpris/MediaPlayer2
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