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293 lines
11 KiB
Groff
.TH mpd.conf 5
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.SH NAME
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mpd.conf \- Music Player Daemon configuration file
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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\fBmpd.conf\fP is the configuration file for mpd(1). If not specified on the
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command line, MPD first searches for it at \fB~/.mpdconf\fP and then in
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\fB/etc/mpd.conf\fP.
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Lines beginning with a "#" character are comments. All other non-empty lines
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specify parameters and their values. These lines contain the parameter name
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and parameter value (surrounded by double quotes) separated by whitespace
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(either tabs or spaces). For example:
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parameter "value"
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The exception to this rule is the audio_output parameter, which is of the form:
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audio_output {
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.br
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parameter1 "value"
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parameter2 "value"
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.br
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}
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Parameters that take a file or directory as an argument should use absolute
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paths.
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See \fBdocs/mpdconf.example\fP in the source tarball for an example
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configuration file.
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.SH REQUIRED PARAMETERS
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.TP
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.B music_directory <directory>
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This specifies the directory where music is located.
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.TP
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.B playlist_directory <directory>
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This specifies the directory where saved playlists are stored.
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.TP
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.B db_file <file>
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This specifies where the db file will be stored.
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.B log_file <file>
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This specifies where the log file should be located.
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.B error_file <file>
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This specifies where the error file should be located.
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.SH OPTIONAL PARAMETERS
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.B pid_file <file>
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This specifies the file to save mpd's process ID in.
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.TP
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.B state_file <file>
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This specifies if a state file is used and where it is located. The state of
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mpd will be saved to this file when mpd is terminated by a TERM signal or by
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the "kill" command. When mpd is restarted, it will read the state file and
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restore the state of mpd (including the playlist).
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.TP
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.B audio_output
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See \fBREQUIRED AUDIO OUTPUT PARAMETERS\fP and \fBOPTIONAL AUDIO OUTPUT
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PARAMETERS\fP.
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.B audio_output_format <sample_rate:bits:channels>
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This specifies the sample rate, bits per sample, and number of channels of
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audio that is sent to each audio output. Note that audio outputs may specify
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their own audio format which will be used for actual output to the audio
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device. An example is "44100:16:2" for 44100Hz, 16 bits, and 2 channels. The
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default is to use the audio format of the input file.
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.B mixer_type <oss, alsa or software>
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This specifies which mixer to use. The default depends on what audio output
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support mpd was built with.
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.B mixer_device <mixer dev>
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This specifies which mixer to use. The default for oss is "/dev/mixer"; the
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default for alsa is "default".
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.B mixer_control <mixer ctrl>
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This specifies which mixer control to use (sometimes referred to as the
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"device"). Examples of mixer controls are PCM, Line1, Master, etc. An example
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for OSS is "Pcm", and an example for alsa is "PCM".
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.B filesystem_charset <charset>
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This specifies the character set used for the filesystem. A list of supported
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character sets can be obtained by running "iconv -l". The default is
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determined from the locale when the db was originally created.
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.TP
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.B replaygain <album or track>
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If specified, mpd will adjust the volume of songs played using replaygain tags
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(see <\fBhttp://www.replaygain.org/\fP>). Setting this to "album" will adjust
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volume using the album's replaygain tags, while setting it to "track" will
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adjust it using the track replaygain tags. Currently only FLAC, Ogg Vorbis,
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Musepack, and MP3 (through ID3v2 replaygain tags, not APEv2) are supported.
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.B replaygain_preamp <-15 to 15>
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This is the gain (in dB) applied to songs with replaygain tags.
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.TP
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.B audio_buffer_size <size in KiB>
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This specifies the size of the audio output buffer that mpd uses. The default
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is 2048.
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.B buffer_before_play <0-100%>
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This specifies the amount of the audio buffer that will be filled before a song
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begins playing. The default is 25%.
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.B http_buffer_size <size in KiB>
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This specifies the size of the buffer used for playing HTTP streams. The
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default is 128.
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.B http_prebuffer_size <size in KiB>
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This specifies how much of an HTTP stream should be buffered before beginning
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playback. The default is 32.
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.B http_proxy_host <hostname>
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Use to specify the proxy host used for HTTP connections.
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.B http_proxy_port <port>
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The port that the HTTP proxy host uses.
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.B http_proxy_user <username>
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If the HTTP proxy server requires authentication, this specifies the username.
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.B http_proxy_password <password>
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If the HTTP proxy server requires authentication, this specifies the password.
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.B user <username>
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This specifies the user that mpd will run as, if set.
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.B bind_to_address <ip address or hostname or any>
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This specifies which address mpd binds to and listens on. The default is
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"any", which binds to all available addresses.
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.B port <port>
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This specifies the port that mpd listens on. The default is 6600.
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.B password <password@permissions>
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This specifies a password for access to mpd. The format is
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"password@permissions" where permissions is a comma delimmitted list composed
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of "read", "add", "control", and/or "admin". "read" allows for reading of the
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database, displaying the current playlist, and current status of mpd. "add"
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allows for adding songs and loading playlists. "control" allows for all other
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player and playlist manipulations. "admin" allows the db to be updated and for
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the client to kill mpd. More than one password can be specified. An example
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value is "somePassword@read,add".
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.B default_permissions <permissions>
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This specifies the permissions of a client that has not been authenticated
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using a password. The format of permissions is specified in the description of
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the "password" config parameter. If no passwords are specified, the default is
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"read,add,control,admin", otherwise it is "" (no permissions).
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.B metadata_to_use <tags>
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This specifies the song metadata that will be scanned and made available to
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clients. Note that you must recreate (not update) your database for changes to
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this parameter to take effect. Possible values are artist, album, title,
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track, name, genre, date, composer, performer, comment, and disc. Multiple
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tags may be specified as a comma separated list. An example value is
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"artist,album,title,track". The special value "none" may be used alone to
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disable all metadata. The default is to use all known tag types.
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.B max_playlist_length <number>
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This specifies the maximum number of songs that can be in the playlist. The
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default is 4096.
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.B log_level <default, secure, or verbose>
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This specifies how verbose logs are. "default" is minimal logging, "secure"
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reports from what address a connection is opened, and when it is closed, and
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"verbose" records excessive amounts of information for debugging purposes. The
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default is "default".
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.B connection_timeout <seconds>
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If a client does not send any new data in this time period, the connection is
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closed. The default is 60.
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.B max_connections <number>
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This specifies the maximum number of clients that can be connected to mpd. The
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default is 5.
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.B max_command_list_size <size in KiB>
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This specifies the maximum size a command list can be. The default is 2048.
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.B max_output_buffer_size <size in KiB>
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This specifies the maximum size of the output buffer to a client. The default
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is 8192.
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.B save_absolute_paths_in_playlists <yes or no>
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This specifies whether relative or absolute paths for song filenames are used
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when saving playlists. The default is "no".
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.SH REQUIRED AUDIO OUTPUT PARAMETERS
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.B type <type>
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This specifies the audio output type. Depending on what audio output support
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mpd was built with possible values could be "alsa", "oss", "osx", "pulse",
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"mvp", "ao", or "shout" (see \fBREQUIRED SHOUT OUTPUT PARAMETERS\fP and
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\fBOPTIONAL SHOUT OUTPUT PARAMETERS\fP).
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.B name <name>
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This specifies a unique name for the audio output.
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.SH OPTIONAL AUDIO OUTPUT PARAMETERS
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.TP
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.B format <sample_rate:bits:channels>
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This specifies the sample rate, bits per sample, and number of channels of
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audio that is sent to the audio output device. See documentation for the
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\fBaudio_output_format\fP parameter for more details. The default is to use
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whatever audio format is passed to the audio output.
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.B device <dev>
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This specifies the device to use for audio output. Used by the alsa and oss
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output types. The default for oss is "/dev/dsp"; the default for alsa is
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"hw:0,0".
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.B server <server list>
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A space separated list of servers to try to connect to. Used only by the pulse
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audio output. See <\fBhttp://www.pulseaudio.org/wiki/ServerStrings\fP> for
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more details. The default is to let PulseAudio choose a server.
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.B sink <sink>
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The sink to output to. Used only by the pulse audio output. The default is to
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let PulseAudio choose a sink.
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.B driver <driver>
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This specifies the libao driver to use for audio output. Used only by the ao
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output type. Possible values depend on what libao drivers are available. See
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<\fBhttp://www.xiph.org/ao/doc/drivers.html\fP> for information on some
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commonly used drivers. Typical values for Linux include "oss" and "alsa09".
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The default is "default", which causes libao to select an appropriate plugin.
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.B options <opts>
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This specifies the options to use for the selected libao driver. Used only by
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the ao output type. For oss, the only option available is "dsp". For alsa09,
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the available options are: "dev", "buf_size", and "periods". See
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<\fBhttp://www.xiph.org/ao/doc/drivers.html\fP> for available options for some
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commonly used drivers. Options are assigned using "=", and ";" is used to
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separate options. An example for oss: "dsp=/dev/dsp". An example for alsa09:
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"dev=hw:0,0;buf_size=4096". The default is "".
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.B write_size <size in bytes>
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This specifies how many bytes to write to the audio device at once. Used only
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by the ao output type. This parameter is to work around a bug in older
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versions of libao on sound cards with very small buffers. The default is 1024.
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.SH REQUIRED SHOUT OUTPUT PARAMETERS
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.B name <name>
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This specifies not only the unique audio output name, but also the stream
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title.
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.B host <hostname>
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This specifies the hostname of the icecast server to connect to.
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.B port <port>
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This specifies the port of the icecast server to connect to.
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.B mount <mountpoint>
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This specifies the icecast mountpoint to use.
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.B password <password>
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This specifies the password to use when logging in to the icecast server.
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.B quality <quality>
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This specifies the ogg encoding quality to use. The value must be between 0
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and 10. Fractional values, such as 2.5, are permitted. Either the quality or
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the bitrate parameter must be specified, but not both.
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.B bitrate <kbps>
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This specifies the bitrate to use for encoding. Either the quality or the
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bitrate parameter must be specified, but not both.
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.B format <sample_rate:bits:channels>
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This specifies the sample rate, bits per sample, and number of channels to use
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for encoding.
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.SH OPTIONAL SHOUT OUTPUT PARAMETERS
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.B user <username>
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This specifies the username to use when logging in to the icecast server. The
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default is "source".
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.B public <yes or no>
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This specifies whether to request that the stream be listed in all public
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stream directories that the icecast server knows about. The default is no.
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.B description <description>
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This specifies a description of the stream.
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.B genre <genre>
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This specifies the genre(s) of the stream.
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.SH FILES
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.BI ~/.mpdconf
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User configuration file.
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.BI /etc/mpd.conf
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Global configuration file.
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.SH SEE ALSO
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mpd(1), mpc(1)
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