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# spotify

> A command-line interface to Spotify.
> More information: <https://github.com/hnarayanan/shpotify>.

- Find a song by name and play it:

`spotify play {{song_name}}`

- Find a playlist by name and play it:

`spotify play list {{playlist_name}}`

- Pause (or resume) playback:

`spotify pause`

- Skip to the next song in a playlist:

`spotify next`

- Change volume:

`spotify vol {{up|down|value}}`

- Show the playback status and song details:

`spotify status`
