CLI Video Player

A simple application to watch videos in the terminal.

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cli.video.player.mp4

Installation and Setup

Prerequisites

• Go (Make sure Go is installed on your system)

Building the Application

You can build the application for all supported platforms by running the build.sh script. The builds will be placed in separate folders based on the target platform.

To run the build script:

On Windows:

1. Simply double-click the build.sh file.

2. The binaries will be created in the build/ directory under the corresponding platform folders (e.g., build/linux_arm64/, build/windows/).

On Linux:

1. Ensure that the build.sh script is executable. If it's not, you can make it executable by running:

   chmod +x build.sh
   

2. Run the build.sh script from the command line:

   ./build.sh
   

3. The binaries will be created in the build/ directory under the corresponding platform folders (e.g., build/linux_arm64/, build/windows/).

Running the Application on Different Platforms

Linux (ARM64 and AMD64)

After building the application, you can set it up for global use so that you can run it from anywhere on your system.

1. Copy the binary to a directory that's included in your PATH. Common directories include /usr/local/bin/ or /usr/bin/.

    sudo cp build/linux_arm64/play /usr/local/bin/
   

   For AMD64, you would use:

    sudo cp build/linux_amd64/play /usr/local/bin/
   

2. Ensure the binary has executable permissions:

   sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/play
   

3. Now you can run the application globally from anywhere by typing:

   play video.mp4
   play "other video.mp4"
   

Windows

After building the application, you can set it up for global use by adding the directory containing the play.exe file to your system's environment variables:

1. Build the application using build.sh.

2. Add the directory containing the play.exe file to your system's environment variables:

• Open the Start Menu, search for "Environment Variables," and select "Edit the system environment variables."
• In the "System Properties" window, click on "Environment Variables."
• Under "System variables," find and select the Path variable, then click "Edit."
• Click "New" and add the full path to the directory containing play.exe.
• Click "OK" to save the changes.

3. Open a new command prompt window and run the application by typing:

   play video.mp4
   play "other video.mp4"