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NAME
xmms2d - XMMS2 daemon which handles the playback of music and storage of music metadata
SYNOPSIS
xmms2d [-v|-q] [-p dir] [-o plugin] [-i url] [-c file] [-s fd] [--yes-run-as-root] xmms2d -? xmms2d -V
DESCRIPTION
XMMS2 is a redesign of the XMMS (http://legacy.xmms2.org) music player. It features a client-server model, allowing multiple (even simultaneous!) user interfaces, both textual and graphical. All common audio formats are supported using plugins. On top of this, there is a flexible media library to organise your music. xmms2d is the daemon through which XMMS2 clients playback and manage music. A client library provided allows third parties to easily write XMMS2 clients, especially using the Python and Ruby bindings. xmms2d uses a three part method to playback music. Music is accessed from disk or network using a transport plugin, the data is then passed on to a decoder plugin which decodes the audio into a form that can be played back by an output plugin.
OPTIONS
General options -v, --verbose Increase verbosity. -q, --quiet Decrease verbosity. -p dir, --plugindir=dir Use plugin directory dir. -o plugin, --output=plugin Use output plugin plugin. -i url, --ipc-socket=url Listen to socket at url. Multiple sockets can be specified separated by ;-characters. See section IPC SOCKET. -c file, --conf=file Use configuration file file. -s fd, --status-fd=fd Write to filedescriptor fd when started. This can be used to wait until inter- process communication (IPC) is up, as for instance xmms2-launcher(1) does. --yes-run-as-root Allow xmms2d to be run as root. Getting help -h, -?, --help Display basic help information and exit. -V, --version Display version information.
IPC SOCKET
XMMS2 clients use IPC sockets to communicate with xmms2d. These IPC sockets are specified in an URL based format with three possible transport methods: unix, tcp, and tcp6. The TCP methods allow clients to connect over IPv4 and IPv6 to xmms2d and therefore allow remote control of XMMS2. A typical IPC socket url using TCP is tcp://127.0.0.1:9667. The UNIX transport method is for local clients only and creates a file through which XMMS2 clients can access xmms2d. A typical IPC socket path using the UNIX transport is unix:///tmp/xmms-ipc-foobar.
FILES
Below CONFDIR is $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/xmms2 on UNIX if the XDG_CONFIG_HOME-environment variable is set. Otherwise it is $HOME/.config/xmms2 (UNIX except Darwin), or $HOME/Library/xmms2 (Darwin). On Win32 it is %APPDATA%/xmms2. CONFDIR/xmms2.conf An XML formatted configuration file that allows changing the settings of xmms2d. CONFDIR/startup.d/ A directory populated with programs that are run when xmms2d is executed. An alternative location can be specified in the configuration file. CONFDIR/shutdown.d/ A directory populated with programs that are run when xmms2d is shutdown correctly. An alternative location can be specified in the configuration file. CONFDIR/medialib.db An sqlite3(1) database that includes information about each song that has been added the the XMMS2 media library. An alternative location can be specified in the configuration file. CONFDIR/bindata/ A directory that contains files with binary data entrusted to the XMMS2 media library, such as cover art. An alternative location can be specified in the configuration file. /tmp/xmms-ipc-USER The typical location for the UNIX IPC Socket. Here USER is the name of the user that executed xmms2d.
ENVIRONMENT
XDG_CONFIG_HOME The path where the XMMS2 configuration files and resources are located. XMMS_PATH The url of the first socket that xmms2d listens to. This environment variable is set for programs in the startup and shutdown directories. XMMS_PATH_FULL A ;-seperated list of paths to which xmms2d listens. This environment variable is set for programs in the startup and shutdown directories.
SEE ALSO
xmms2(1), xmms2-launcher(1), http://xmms2.org/.
HISTORY
The XMMS2 Project was started by Tobias Rundström and Anders Waldenborg. It is developed by a small group of contributers from all over the world.
AUTHOR
This manual page was originally written by Alexander Botero-Lowry <alex@foxybanana.com>. It was reformatted and slightly extended by Erik Massop <e.massop@hccnet.nl>. XMMS2D(1)