From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Sat, 7 Sep 2024 10:48:36 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:   
      
   > On 07/09/2024 02:56, Computer Nerd Kev wrote:   
   >>   
   >> If the Wikipedia page about M3U is accurate then the m3u8 file will   
   >> just be a text file including a URL to an audio stream. If it's an MP3   
   >> audio stream, then that can probably be copied manually to use with any   
   >> common command-line MP3 player (I use mpg123 or mpg321).   
   >>   
   > Unfortunately it doesn't work like that. I tried. For hours. It used to   
   > when it was an icecast stream.   
      
   The players need the URL to the .m3u/.m3u8 file itself. Because the links   
   inside it are to segments of audio: typically 3 segments, being the   
   current 10 seconds, and the next two 10-second segments after that. So the   
   file needs to be repeatedly refetched to get updated segment URLs each   
   time.   
      
   Common players know how to do this.   
      
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