the files used in this video can be found on github: https://github.com/budlabs/youtube/tree/master/letslinux/032-queue-files-in-mpv In this video I show how to create a [FIFO](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Named_pipe) and have [mpv](https://mpv.io) listen to it for commands. With this technique, one can easily send commands to a running mpv instance. In this video we will set this all up with a very simple script and use queue media files to a running mpv instance or create one if there is none running Search (/) for FIFO in the mpv manual for more information. On how the --input-file option works. To create a FIFO use the mkfifo command. To open a new mediafile in a mpv instance, listening to a FIFO. Send this command to the FIFO: loadfile FILE To append the file to the playlist, send this: loadfile FILE append-play ### video info: color scheme: Tomorrow - Eighties, by [Chris Kempson](https://github.com/chriskempson/tomorrow-theme) terminal font: Fixedsys terminal emulator: URxvt figlet font: 3d.flf, by xero filemanager: Thunar sublime font: Hack icon theme: DamaDamas gtk theme: Numix (eighties) # related videos best i3 img viewer: https://youtu.be/VAAV3cQsqAE Automatic script creation: https://youtu.be/QGUmMtEnIkI i3fyra: https://youtu.be/t4Tve-xpwus polybar, dynamic title: https://youtu.be/3vQtovcQElY focus if visible https://youtu.be/zDVPTQYvoa4 This is the window rule i set in the i3 config file to have the window spawn in a given container (B). for_window [class="mpv"] title_format "mpv" , focus; exec --no-startup-id exec i3fyra -m B In the video I use my scripts: i3get and i3fyra, they are available in the i3ass suit: https://github.com/budRich/i3ass lolban is the output of figlet piped through lolcat. I have a video where i show how it works. That video is called: Let's Linux #009: Automatic script creation, and can be found here: https://youtu.be/QGUmMtEnIkI The figlet font used with lolban is created by xero. It is called: 3d.flf And can be found on github: https://github.com/xero/figlet-fonts ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vbr3-mHoRs

Improved focusing for i3wm. Get the script from github: https://github.com/budRich/i3ass/tree/master/i3viswiz ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaGaqPWy8eM