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

       2003-2021 The Music Player Daemon Project

0.23.17                                           Mar 15, 2025                                            MPD(1)