How to add subtitle files after starting a video in mpv using only console

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I'm talking about this video player. Subtitles can be added when starting the video, but if I want to add subtitle files after starting to play the video, I'd have to use a gui file manager and drag and drop the subtitle file. But I'm using ranger CLI file manager. So, it's annoying for me that I have to fire up a huge gui application and wait for 3 seconds every time I want to add subtitles to a video I'm playing. And please don't tell me to always keep the gui file manager opened up.



So, I want a method to add subtitles from terminal to the already running mpv instance. How do I do that?




command-line mpv




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  • cp filmX.srt /dir/with/filmX.mkv & press j.
    – jasonwryan
    yesterday










  • Would you mind using ~/Videos/file.mkv and ~/Videos/file.srt as example?
    – Enan Ajmain
    yesterday







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    If the video and sub file are already in the same directory, then just press j to toggle subs while you are watching...
    – jasonwryan
    yesterday










  • but that requires the sub and video files to be of same name. What if that is not the case?
    – Enan Ajmain
    yesterday






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    Then you need to mv filmY.srt flimX.srt... They must be the same name. Either that, or start mpv with mpv filmX.mkv --sub-file filmY.srt
    – jasonwryan
    yesterday
















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I'm talking about this video player. Subtitles can be added when starting the video, but if I want to add subtitle files after starting to play the video, I'd have to use a gui file manager and drag and drop the subtitle file. But I'm using ranger CLI file manager. So, it's annoying for me that I have to fire up a huge gui application and wait for 3 seconds every time I want to add subtitles to a video I'm playing. And please don't tell me to always keep the gui file manager opened up.



So, I want a method to add subtitles from terminal to the already running mpv instance. How do I do that?




command-line mpv




share|improve this question



















  • cp filmX.srt /dir/with/filmX.mkv & press j.
    – jasonwryan
    yesterday










  • Would you mind using ~/Videos/file.mkv and ~/Videos/file.srt as example?
    – Enan Ajmain
    yesterday







  • 1




    If the video and sub file are already in the same directory, then just press j to toggle subs while you are watching...
    – jasonwryan
    yesterday










  • but that requires the sub and video files to be of same name. What if that is not the case?
    – Enan Ajmain
    yesterday






  • 1




    Then you need to mv filmY.srt flimX.srt... They must be the same name. Either that, or start mpv with mpv filmX.mkv --sub-file filmY.srt
    – jasonwryan
    yesterday












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I'm talking about this video player. Subtitles can be added when starting the video, but if I want to add subtitle files after starting to play the video, I'd have to use a gui file manager and drag and drop the subtitle file. But I'm using ranger CLI file manager. So, it's annoying for me that I have to fire up a huge gui application and wait for 3 seconds every time I want to add subtitles to a video I'm playing. And please don't tell me to always keep the gui file manager opened up.



So, I want a method to add subtitles from terminal to the already running mpv instance. How do I do that?




command-line mpv




share|improve this question











I'm talking about this video player. Subtitles can be added when starting the video, but if I want to add subtitle files after starting to play the video, I'd have to use a gui file manager and drag and drop the subtitle file. But I'm using ranger CLI file manager. So, it's annoying for me that I have to fire up a huge gui application and wait for 3 seconds every time I want to add subtitles to a video I'm playing. And please don't tell me to always keep the gui file manager opened up.



So, I want a method to add subtitles from terminal to the already running mpv instance. How do I do that?





command-line mpv





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  • cp filmX.srt /dir/with/filmX.mkv & press j.
    – jasonwryan
    yesterday










  • Would you mind using ~/Videos/file.mkv and ~/Videos/file.srt as example?
    – Enan Ajmain
    yesterday







  • 1




    If the video and sub file are already in the same directory, then just press j to toggle subs while you are watching...
    – jasonwryan
    yesterday










  • but that requires the sub and video files to be of same name. What if that is not the case?
    – Enan Ajmain
    yesterday






  • 1




    Then you need to mv filmY.srt flimX.srt... They must be the same name. Either that, or start mpv with mpv filmX.mkv --sub-file filmY.srt
    – jasonwryan
    yesterday
















  • cp filmX.srt /dir/with/filmX.mkv & press j.
    – jasonwryan
    yesterday










  • Would you mind using ~/Videos/file.mkv and ~/Videos/file.srt as example?
    – Enan Ajmain
    yesterday







  • 1




    If the video and sub file are already in the same directory, then just press j to toggle subs while you are watching...
    – jasonwryan
    yesterday










  • but that requires the sub and video files to be of same name. What if that is not the case?
    – Enan Ajmain
    yesterday






  • 1




    Then you need to mv filmY.srt flimX.srt... They must be the same name. Either that, or start mpv with mpv filmX.mkv --sub-file filmY.srt
    – jasonwryan
    yesterday















cp filmX.srt /dir/with/filmX.mkv & press j.
– jasonwryan
yesterday




cp filmX.srt /dir/with/filmX.mkv & press j.
– jasonwryan
yesterday












Would you mind using ~/Videos/file.mkv and ~/Videos/file.srt as example?
– Enan Ajmain
yesterday





Would you mind using ~/Videos/file.mkv and ~/Videos/file.srt as example?
– Enan Ajmain
yesterday





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If the video and sub file are already in the same directory, then just press j to toggle subs while you are watching...
– jasonwryan
yesterday




If the video and sub file are already in the same directory, then just press j to toggle subs while you are watching...
– jasonwryan
yesterday












but that requires the sub and video files to be of same name. What if that is not the case?
– Enan Ajmain
yesterday




but that requires the sub and video files to be of same name. What if that is not the case?
– Enan Ajmain
yesterday




1




1




Then you need to mv filmY.srt flimX.srt... They must be the same name. Either that, or start mpv with mpv filmX.mkv --sub-file filmY.srt
– jasonwryan
yesterday




Then you need to mv filmY.srt flimX.srt... They must be the same name. Either that, or start mpv with mpv filmX.mkv --sub-file filmY.srt
– jasonwryan
yesterday















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