226 lines
8.9 KiB
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226 lines
8.9 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$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mpd/mpd.conf\fP
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then at \fB~/.mpdconf\fP then at \fB~/.mpd/mpd.conf\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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This manual is not complete, it lists only the most important options.
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Please read the MPD user manual for a complete configuration guide:
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<\fBhttp://www.musicpd.org/doc/user/\fP>
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.SH REQUIRED PARAMETERS
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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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The special value "syslog" makes MPD use the local syslog daemon.
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.SH OPTIONAL PARAMETERS
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.B sticker_file <file>
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The location of the sticker database. This is a database which
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manages dynamic information attached to songs.
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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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.B music_directory <directory>
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This specifies the directory where music is located.
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If you do not configure this, you can only play streams.
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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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If you do not configure this, you cannot save playlists.
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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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.B restore_paused <yes or no>
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Put MPD into pause mode instead of starting playback after startup.
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.B user <username>
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This specifies the user that MPD will run as, if set. MPD should
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never run as root, and you may use this option to make MPD change its
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user id after initialization. Do not use this option if you start MPD
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as an unprivileged user.
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.TP
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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 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 follow_outside_symlinks <yes or no>
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Control if MPD will follow symbolic links pointing outside the music dir.
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You must recreate the database after changing this option.
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The default is "yes".
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.B follow_inside_symlinks <yes or no>
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Control if MPD will follow symbolic links pointing inside the music dir,
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potentially adding duplicates to the database.
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You must recreate the database after changing this option.
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The default is "yes".
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.B zeroconf_enabled <yes or no>
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If yes, and MPD has been compiled with support for Avahi or Bonjour, service
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information will be published with Zeroconf. The default is yes.
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.B zeroconf_name <name>
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If Zeroconf is enabled, this is the service name to publish. This name should
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be unique to your local network, but name collisions will be properly dealt
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with. The default is "Music Player".
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.B audio_output
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See \fBDESCRIPTION\fP and the various \fBAUDIO OUTPUT PARAMETERS\fP sections
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for the format of this parameter. Multiple audio_output sections may be
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specified. If no audio_output section is specified, then MPD will scan for a
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usable audio output.
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.B replaygain <off or album or track or auto>
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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. "auto" uses the track ReplayGain
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tags if random play is activated otherwise the album ReplayGain tags. Currently
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only FLAC, Ogg Vorbis, Musepack, and MP3 (through ID3v2 ReplayGain tags, not
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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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.B volume_normalization <yes or no>
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If yes, mpd will normalize the volume of songs as they play. The default is no.
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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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.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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.B auto_update <yes or no>
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This specifies the whether to support automatic update of music database when
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files are changed in music_directory. The default is to disable autoupdate
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of database.
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.B auto_update_depth <N>
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Limit the depth of the directories being watched, 0 means only watch
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the music directory itself. There is no limit by default.
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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. See the list of supported outputs in mpd
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\-\-version for possible values.
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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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.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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Any of the three attributes may be an asterisk to specify that this
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attribute should not be enforced
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.B replay_gain_handler <software, mixer or none>
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Specifies how replay gain is applied. The default is "software",
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which uses an internal software volume control. "mixer" uses the
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configured (hardware) mixer control. "none" disables replay gain on
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this audio output.
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.SH OPTIONAL ALSA OUTPUT PARAMETERS
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.B device <dev>
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This specifies the device to use for audio output. The default is "default".
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.B mixer_type <hardware, software or none>
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Specifies which mixer should be used for this audio output: the
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hardware mixer (available for ALSA, OSS and PulseAudio), the software
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mixer or no mixer ("none"). By default, the hardware mixer is used
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for devices which support it, and none for the others.
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.B mixer_device <mixer dev>
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This specifies which mixer to use. The default is "default". To use
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the second sound card in a system, use "hw:1".
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.B mixer_control <mixer ctrl>
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This specifies which mixer control to use (sometimes referred to as
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the "device"). The default is "PCM". Use "amixer scontrols" to see
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the list of possible controls.
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.B mixer_index <mixer index>
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A number identifying the index of the named mixer control. This is
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probably only useful if your alsa device has more than one
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identically\-named mixer control. The default is "0". Use "amixer
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scontrols" to see the list of controls with their indexes.
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.B auto_resample <yes or no>
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Setting this to "no" disables ALSA's software resampling, if the
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hardware does not support a specific sample rate. This lets MPD do
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the resampling. "yes" is the default and allows ALSA to resample.
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.B auto_channels <yes or no>
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Setting this to "no" disables ALSA's channel conversion, if the
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hardware does not support a specific number of channels. Default: "yes".
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.B auto_format <yes or no>
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Setting this to "no" disables ALSA's sample format conversion, if the
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hardware does not support a specific sample format. Default: "yes".
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.B buffer_time <time in microseconds>
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This sets the length of the hardware sample buffer in microseconds. Increasing
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it may help to reduce or eliminate skipping on certain setups. Most users do
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not need to change this. The default is 500000 microseconds (0.5 seconds).
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.B period_time <time in microseconds>
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This sets the time between hardware sample transfers in microseconds.
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Increasing this can reduce CPU usage while lowering it can reduce underrun
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errors on bandwidth-limited devices. Some users have reported good results
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with this set to 50000, but not all devices support values this high. Most
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users do not need to change this. The default is 256000000 / sample_rate(kHz),
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or 5804 microseconds for CD-quality audio.
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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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