[nflug] xmms re-read directory

[Anthony J. Mirabella]

joshj at linuxmail.org wrote:
> I'm sure there is a simple way to do this but I'm missing it: How can I
> get xmms to re-read a directories contents? I have been using MOC Player
> for a while now. It would read a directory of mp3's and ogg's on
> startup. And if I added any other songs to the directory then a simple
> "r" would re-scan
> the directory. In xmms I do "add directory" to add all my mp3's. But
> even if I completely quit xmms and start it again, it will not re-read
> the directory. It will only contain the 'playlist' from the last time I
> did 'add directory'. And if I do 'add directory' again then it addes the
> *entire* contents on top of what was already there. Hence, lots of
> duplicate entries. Is there away to obtain the above-mentioned behaviour
> from xmms?
> 
> -Josh J
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Perhaps one of the CLI controls for xmms like ctrlxmms or xmmsctrl from
an oft-triggered cronjob to clear and repopulate the play list from that
directory
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