NAME

mpd - MPD documentation

SYNOPSIS

mpd [options] [CONF_FILE]

DESCRIPTION

MPD is a daemon for playing music. Music is played through the configured audio output(s) (which are generally local, but can be remote). The daemon stores info about all available music, and this info can be easily searched and retrieved. Player control, info retrieval, and playlist management can all be managed remotely.
 
MPD searches for a config file in $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mpd/mpd.conf then ~/.mpdconf then ~/.mpd/mpd.conf then /etc/mpd.conf or uses CONF_FILE.
 
Read more about MPD at http://www.musicpd.org/

OPTIONS

--help
Output a brief help message.

--kill
Kill the currently running mpd session. The pid_file parameter must be specified in the config file for this to work.

--no-config
Don't read from the configuration file.

--no-daemon
Don't detach from console.

--stderr
Print messages to stderr.

--verbose
Verbose logging.

--version
Print version information.

FILES

$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mpd/mpd.conf
User configuration file (usually ~/.config/mpd/mpd.conf).
/etc/mpd.conf
Global configuration file.

SEE ALSO

mpd.conf(5), mpc(1)

BUGS

If you find a bug, please report it at https://github.com/MusicPlayerDaemon/MPD/issues/

AUTHOR

Max Kellermann 2003-2023 The Music Player Daemon Project

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