MPD(1)                        Music Player Daemon                       MPD(1)

NAME
       mpd - MPD documentation

SYNOPSIS
       mpd [options] [CONF_FILE]

DESCRIPTION
       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.

       MPD searches for a config file in $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mpd/mpd.conf then
       ~/.mpdconf then ~/.mpd/mpd.conf then /etc/mpd.conf or uses CONF_FILE.

       Read more about MPD at <http://www.musicpd.org/>

OPTIONS

       --help Output a brief help message.

       --kill Kill the currently running mpd session. The pid_file parameter
              must be specified in the config file for this to work.

       --no-config
              Don't read from the configuration file.

       --no-daemon
              Don't detach from console.

       --stderr
              Print messages to stderr.

       --systemd
              Used on Linux only so MPD can reliably detect whether it was
              started as a systemd service. Users shouldn't use this switch on
              the command line.

       --verbose
              Verbose logging.

       --version
              Print version information.

FILES

       $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mpd/mpd.conf
              User configuration file (usually ~/.config/mpd/mpd.conf).

       /etc/mpd.conf
              Global configuration file.

SEE ALSO
       mpd.conf(5), mpc(1)

BUGS
       If you find a bug, please report it at <https://github.com/
       MusicPlayerDaemon/MPD/issues/>

Author
       Max Kellermann

Copyright
       2003-2025 The Music Player Daemon Project

0.24.6                         November 4, 2025                         MPD(1)