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+ Other Settings
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+ The State File
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+ The state file is a file where
+ MPD saves and restores its state
+ (play queue, playback position etc.) to keep it persistent
+ across restarts and reboots. It is an optional setting.
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+ MPD will attempt to load the
+ state file during startup, and will save it when shutting
+ down the daemon. Additionally, the state file is refreshed
+ every two minutes (after each state change).
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+ Setting
+ Description
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+ state_file
+ PATH
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+ Specify the state file location. The parent
+ directory must be writable by the
+ MPD user
+ (+wx).
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