mpd

Start MPD

$ mpd

Start MPD but don't read from the configuration file

$ mpd --no-config

Start MPD and don't detach it from the console

$ mpd --no-daemon

Kill the currently running MPD session

$ mpd --kill

mpd [options] [CONF_FILE]

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/

--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.

$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mpd/mpd.conf

User configuration file (usually ~/.config/mpd/mpd.conf).

/etc/mpd.conf

Global configuration file.

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

2003-2021 The Music Player Daemon Project

mpd.conf(5), mpc(1)

Max Kellermann