NAME

       mpd-sima - mpd-sima will try to maintain some titles ahead in your play list following different
       policies.

SYNOPSIS

       mpd-sima [--daemon] [--config=conf_file] [--var_dir=var_directory] [--pid=pid_file] [--log=log_file]
                [--host=mpd_host] [--mpd_port=mpd_port] [--new-version]

       mpd-sima [--var_dir=var_directory] [--create-db>]

       mpd-sima [{-h | --help} | --version]

DESCRIPTION

       This manual page documents briefly the mpd-sima commands.

       At start up default configuration is first overridden by user configuration in mpd_sima.cfg (see the
       section called “FILES”) and finally command lines options are honored. For instance you can override
       default MPD_HOST set in defaults (localhost) or in your configuration file with -S my_mpd_server option.
       For default configuration see the section called “CONFIGURATION”.

EXAMPLE

   Launch as a system service (dæmon).
       Here follows an example on how to launch mpd-sima as a service on your system, not attach to regular user
       configuration/database.

       mpd-sima --daemon --conf=/etc/mpd_sima.cfg --var_dir=/var/cache/mpd-sima/ --pid=/var/run/mpd-sima.pid
       --log=/var/log/mpd-sima.log

   Launch in user land
       Launching mpd-sima from/whithin your user acount is easy, you can simply call mpd-sima from your shell or
       one of the following command:

       Background execution (dæmonise), log in the specified file, save pid:

       mpd-sima --daemon --pid=$HOME/var/run/mpd-sima.pid --log=$HOME/var/log/mpd-sima.log

       Foreground execution, connect my.mpd.server.org, log to std(out|err):

       mpd-sima --host=my.mpd.server.org

OPTIONS

       The program follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (`-').
       A summary of options is included below.

       -h, --help
           Print help and exit.

       --version
           Print version and exit.

       --daemon
           Start as a daemon. Log redirected to /dev/null, usually setting --log and --pid options in daemon
           mode are a good idea to monitor/stop the process.

       -p pid_file, --pid=pid_file
           Use the specific file pid_file to store pid to.
           Default is not to store pid info.

       -l log_file, --log=log_file
           Use the specific file log_file to log messages to.
           Default is to log to stdout/stderr.

       -c conf_file, --config=conf_file
           Use the specific file conf_file to set up configuration instead of looking for the default user
           configuration file.
           Default is to look for $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mpd_sima/mpd_sima.cfg. Concerning this file see also the
           section called “FILES”.
           Pay attention: Because you load a specific configuration file from command line interface does not
           mean it will override others options pass to mpd_sima. In other words launching with -P 6666 will
           override port setting whatever the configuration file your using, default or command line specified.

       --var_dir=var_directory
           Use the specific path var_directory to look for (or create) var files (ie. database) instead of
           looking at the default user data location.
           Default is to look in $XDG_DATA_HOME/mpd_sima/. Concerning $XDG_DATA_HOME see also the section called
           “FILES”

       --create-db
           Create the database and exit. Uses folder specified with --var_dir or default directory.
           Default is to use $XDG_DATA_HOME/mpd_sima/. Concerning $XDG_DATA_HOME see also the section called
           “FILES”

       -S mpd_host, --host=mpd_host
           Use the specific host mpd_host as MPD server.
           mpd_host can be an IP or a fully qualified domain name as long as your system can resolve it. This
           overrides MPD_HOST environment variable.
           Default is localhost.

           See also the section called “ENVIRONMENT”.

       -P mpd_port, --port=mpd_port
           Use the specific port number mpd_port on MPD server. This overrides MPD_PORT environment variable.
           Default is 6600.

           See also the section called “ENVIRONMENT”

       --new-version
           Check and log for new version at start up (issue a warning).

FILES

       ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/mpd_sima/mpd_sima.cfg
           The per-user configuration file. Usually XDG_CONFIG_HOME is set to ${HOME}/.config.

       ${XDG_DATA_HOME}/mpd_sima/sima.db
           SQLite database. Usually XDG_DATA_HOME is set to ${HOME}/.local/share.

ENVIRONMENT

       MPD_HOST, MPD_PORT
           mpd-sima will look for MPD_HOST and MPD_PORT to override built-in configuration (set to
           "localhost:6600").

           mpd-sima expects MPD_HOST syntax as documented in mpc manual, cf.  mpc(1).

           To use a password, provide a value of the form "password@host".

CONFIGURATION

       mpd_sima.cfg
           mpd_sima.cfg is read if present. Otherwise built-in defaults are used. An example should be provided
           in the tarball within doc/examples/mpd_sima.cfg. On Debian system please look in
           /usr/share/doc/mpd-sima.

       DEFAULTS
           Default is to look for MPD server at localhost:6600 (or MPD_HOST/MPD_PORT env. var. if set).

           The default behavior is to add one track, this track is to be chosen among titles from artists
           similar to the artist of the currently played track. MPD_sima will add one track when the play list
           is one track long.

           To change these defaults, use the configuration file mpd_sima.cfg

BUGS

       The upstream BTS can be found at http://codingteam.net/project/sima/bugs.

FEEDBACK

       The maintainer would be more than happy to ear from you, don't hesitate to send feedback on the forge,
       via the upstream BTS, the forum or the chat room, all available on the forge at
       http://codingteam.net/project/sima.

       XMPP users are welcome to join the dedicated chat room at sima@conference.codingteam.net.

SEE ALSO

       mpc(1), mpd(1), mpd-sima.cfg(5)

       /usr/share/doc/mpd-sima/

AUTHOR

       Jack Kaliko <efrim@azylum.org>
           Wrote this man page and is currently leading MPD_sima project.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright © 2009-2012 Jack Kaliko

       This manual page was written for the Debian system (and may be used by others).

       Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General
       Public License, Version 3 published by the Free Software Foundation.

       On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License can be found in
       /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL.