

Amarok supports the use of the standard Qt and kde command line options. Amarok also has it's own application specific options.
The Qt and kde options:
| Option | Action |
|---|---|
| --help | Show help about options. |
| --help-qt | Show Qt specific options. |
| --help-kde | Show KDE specific options. |
| --help-all | Show all options. |
| --author | Show author information. |
| -v, --version | Show version information. |
| --license | Show license information. |
The Amarok options:
The Amarok options are designed to be used while Amarok is running.
| Option | Action |
|---|---|
| -r, --previous | Skip to the previous track in the playlist. |
| -p, --play | Start playing current playlist. |
| -s, --stop | Stop playback. |
| --pause | Pause playback. |
| -f, --next | Skip to the next track in the playlist. |
| -a, --append | Append Files/URLs into the playlist. |
| -e, --enqueue | See append, available for backwards compatability. |
| --queue | Queue Files/URLs after the currently playing track. |
| -m, --toggle-playlist-window | Toggle the playlist window. |
| --wizard | Launch the First-run wizard. |
| --engine "name" | Start Amarok with the "name" engine. |