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audacious: Start or stop playback.
$ audacious --play-pause
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The command "audacious --play-pause" is used to control the Audacious audio player.
Audacious is a free and open-source audio player for Unix-like systems, available on Linux and BSD. It allows users to play various audio formats, including MP3, AAC, FLAC, and more.
The "--play-pause" option in the command tells Audacious to either play the currently selected audio file if it is paused, or pause the playback if it is currently playing. Essentially, it toggles between the play and pause states.
So, when you execute the command "audacious --play-pause", it will instruct Audacious to either start playing the audio or pause the playback, depending on the previous state.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
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