====== Ubuntu - Sound - Playlists ======

===== M3U format =====

The playlist lists the file names (absolute or relative path) or URLs to play.

There are only two directives in a playlist:

1. The header and first line of the file.

<code>
#EXTM3U 
</code>

2. The tracks.

<code>
#EXTINF:length,Artist Name - Track Title 
</code>

where

  * **length** is given in seconds.  A length of "-1" tells the player to ignore the length.
  * **filename**  The file name (using absolute or relative path) or URL (of type: audio/x-mpegurl) of the digital audio file. 

Any format (mp3, ogg, ...) which can be decoded by the player will be valid.

Example:

<file bash rock.m3u>
#EXTM3U
#EXTINF:133,song1
./some directory/song1.mp3
#EXTINF:256,some band - song2
./some other directory/song2.mp3
</file>

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===== Other Formats =====

[[https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/CoreFoundation/Conceptual/CFPropertyLists/CFPropertyLists.html|Apple plist - XML]]

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===== References =====

[[http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-pantos-http-live-streaming-08|IETF streaming multi-media data file format M3U standard]]