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

COPYRIGHT

       2003-2023 The Music Player Daemon Project