#!/bin/bash TIMEOUT=5 CONSUME=`mpc | tail -1 | awk '{print $(NF-0)}'` mpc load "$1" && mpc play if [[ $CONSUME == "off" ]]; then mpc consume && echo "Activating Consume Mode"; else echo "Consume Mode already active" fi while(true); do ITEMS=`mpc playlist | wc -l` if [ $ITEMS -le "0" ] ; then mpc load "$1" echo "adding new songs from lastfm" mpc play; else echo "nothing to do" fi sleep $TIMEOUT done