From 38df01b266bbcd85e0f9262d2c3913ba398af523 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: kaliko <kaliko@azylum.org>
Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2021 15:21:15 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Add password use with MPD_HOST

---
 doc/client.rst | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/client.rst b/doc/client.rst
index 9d389738c..8ef0f1f59 100644
--- a/doc/client.rst
+++ b/doc/client.rst
@@ -57,7 +57,9 @@ The following environment variables should be obeyed by all clients
 
 - :envvar:`MPD_HOST`: the host (or local socket path) to connect to;
   on Linux, this may start with a ``@`` to connect to an abstract
-  socket.
+  socket.  To use a password with MPD, set :envvar:`MPD_HOST` to
+  ``password@host`` (then abstract socket requires double ``@``:
+  ``password@@socket``).
 - :envvar:`MPD_PORT`: the port number; defaults to 6600.
 - :envvar:`MPD_TIMEOUT`: timeout for connecting to MPD and for waiting
   for MPD's response in milliseconds.  A good default is 30 seconds