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/usr/bin/gst-play-1.0

GStreamer streaming media framework base plug-ins

From gst-plugins-base-1.28 1.28.9-r0 (os), captured 2026-11-07 by running gst-play-1.0 --help (exit 0). permalink

Usage:
  gst-play-1.0 [OPTION…] FILE1|URI1 [FILE2|URI2] [FILE3|URI3] ...

Help Options:
  -h, --help                           Show help options
  --help-all                           Show all help options
  --help-gst                           Show GStreamer Options

Application Options:
  -v, --verbose                        Output status information and property notifications
  --flags                              Control playback behaviour setting playbin 'flags' property
  --version                            Print version information and exit
  --videosink                          Video sink to use (default is autovideosink)
  --audiosink                          Audio sink to use (default is autoaudiosink)
  --gapless                            Enable gapless playback
  --instant-uri                        Enable instantaneous uri changes (only with playbin3)
  --shuffle                            Shuffle playlist
  --no-interactive                     Disable interactive control via the keyboard
  --volume                             Volume
  -s, --start-position                 Start position in seconds.
  -a, --accurate-seeks                 Enable accurate seeking
  --playlist                           Playlist file containing input media files
  -i, --instant-rate-changes           Use the experimental instant-rate-change flag when changing rate
  -q, --quiet                          Do not print any output (apart from errors)
  --use-playbin2                       Use playbin2 pipeline
  --wait-on-eos                        Keep showing the last frame on EOS until quit or playlist change command (gapless is ignored)
  --no-position                        Do not print current position of pipeline
  --no-missing-plugin-installation     Disable missing plugin installation
Options (23)
OptionDescriptionSource
-h, --helpPrint help synopsis and available command line optionshelp + man
--help-allShow all help optionshelp
--help-gstShow GStreamer Optionshelp
-v, --verboseControl playback behaviour setting playbin 'flags' propertyhelp + man
--flagsControl playback behaviour setting playbin 'flags' propertyhelp
--versionPrint version information and exithelp + man
--videosink SOMESINKUse the SOMESINK element as video sink instead of autovideosinkhelp + man
--audiosink SOMESINKUse the SOMESINK element as audio sink instead of autoaudiosinkhelp + man
--gaplessEnable gapless playbackhelp + man
--instant-uriEnable instantaneous uri changes (only with playbin3)help
--shuffleShuffle playlist (play files in random order)help + man
--no-interactiveDisable control through keyboard interaction in terminal (see below)help + man
--volume VOLUMESet initial playback volume to VOLUME, where 0.0=silent and 1.0=unchangedhelp + man
-s, --start-positionStart position in seconds.help
-a, --accurate-seeksEnable accurate seekinghelp
--playlistPlaylist file containing input media fileshelp
-i, --instant-rate-changesUse the experimental instant-rate-change flag when changing ratehelp
-q, --quietDo not print any output (apart from errors)help + man
--use-playbin2Use playbin2 pipelinehelp
--wait-on-eosKeep showing the last frame on EOS until quit or playlist change command (gapless is ignored)help + man
--no-positionDo not print current position of pipelinehelp
--no-missing-plugin-installationDisable missing plugin installationhelp
--use-playbin3Use playbin3 pipeline (default varies depending on 'USE_PLAYBIN' env variable) (in the manual page but not in --help)man

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