#!/usr/bin/env bash : "${1?How to use: $0 minutes}" var_sec=$((${1} * 60 )) var_vol=$(mpc status %volume% | tr -d ' ,%') time_step=$(( "$var_sec" / 12 )) vol_step=$(( "$var_vol" /12 )) while (( "$var_sec" > 0 )); do sleep "$time_step" mpc volume -"$vol_step" > /dev/null var_sec=$(( "$var_sec" - "$time_step" )) if [[ $var_sec == 0 ]] then mpc stop > /dev/null mpc volume "$var_vol" > /dev/null fi done exit 0