ffplayout also allows the passing of parameters:
OPTIONS:
-c, --config <CONFIG> File path to ffplayout.yml
-d, --date <DATE> Target date (YYYY-MM-DD) for text/m3u to playlist import
-f, --folder <FOLDER> Play folder content
--fake-time <FAKE_TIME> fake date time, for debugging
-g, --generate <YYYY-MM-DD>... Generate playlist for dates, like: 2022-01-01 - 2022-01-10
-h, --help Print help information
-i, --infinit Loop playlist infinitely
--import <IMPORT> Import a given text/m3u file and create a playlist from it
-l, --log <LOG> File path for logging
-m, --play-mode <PLAY_MODE> Playing mode: folder, playlist
-o, --output <OUTPUT> Set output mode: desktop, hls, stream
-p, --playlist <PLAYLIST> Path from playlist
-s, --start <START> Start time in 'hh:mm:ss', 'now' for start with first
-t, --length <LENGTH> Set length in 'hh:mm:ss', 'none' for no length check
-v, --volume <VOLUME> Set audio volume
-V, --version Print version information
You can run the command like:
./ffplayout -l none -p ~/playlist.json -o desktop