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.TH "MPD" "1" "Oct 20, 2025" "0.24.6" "Music Player Daemon"
.SH NAME
mpd \- MPD documentation
.SH SYNOPSIS
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\fBmpd\fP [options] [CONF_FILE]
.SH DESCRIPTION
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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.
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MPD searches for a config file in \fB$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mpd/mpd.conf\fP
then \fB~/.mpdconf\fP then \fB~/.mpd/mpd.conf\fP then \fB/etc/mpd.conf\fP or uses \fBCONF_FILE\fP\&.
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Read more about MPD at \%<http://\:www\:.musicpd\:.org/>
.SH OPTIONS
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.B \-\-help
Output a brief help message.
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.B \-\-kill
Kill the currently running mpd session. The pid_file parameter must be specified in the config file for this to work.
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.B \-\-no\-config
Don\(aqt read from the configuration file.
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.B \-\-no\-daemon
Don\(aqt detach from console.
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.B \-\-stderr
Print messages to stderr.
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.B \-\-systemd
Used on Linux only so MPD can reliably detect whether it was started as a systemd service. Users shouldn\(aqt use this switch on the command line.
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.B \-\-verbose
Verbose logging.
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.B \-\-version
Print version information.
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.SH FILES
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.B \fB$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mpd/mpd.conf\fP
User configuration file (usually \fB~/.config/mpd/mpd.conf\fP).
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.B \fB/etc/mpd.conf\fP
Global configuration file.
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.SH SEE ALSO
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\fBmpd.conf(5)\fP, \fBmpc(1)\fP
.SH BUGS
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If you find a bug, please report it at \%<https://\:github\:.com/\:MusicPlayerDaemon/\:MPD/\:issues/>
.SH Author
Max Kellermann
.SH Copyright
2003-2025 The Music Player Daemon Project
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