mpv ipc loadfile with certain song in the file (with start and end)

[eForge11]

Hello!

I have audio files where one file can have many songs as well as corresponding m3u or cua to allocate songs inside the file.
I can loadfile whole file with all songs via socat but can't get certain song with start/stop time to get loaded. An IRC#debian-multimedia proposed solution didn't work also.

What is an IPC alternative (via socat) for commandline entry: mpv Path/File.flac --start=00:11.230 --end=00:16.350

Thanks!

[guidocella]

loadfile file.flac replace -1 start=1:0,end=2:0

[eForge11]

Thanks Guido, now replace words, it was hard for me to find proper echo | socat arguments due to my json-dumbness) BR, Oleksandr

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