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.TH XMMS2-MDNS-AVAHI 1
.SH NAME
xmms2-mdns-avahi \- announces XMMS2 via mDNS
.SH SYNOPSIS
.I xmms2-mdns-avahi
.P
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B XMMS2
is a redesign of the XMMS (https://github.com/xmms2) music player. It features a client-server model, allowing multiple (even simultaneous!) user interfaces, both textual and graphical. All common audio formats are supported using plugins. On top of this, there is a flexible media library to organize your music.
.PP
.I xmms2-mdns-avahi
is the Avahi mDNS announcing client for
.B XMMS2.
.I xmms2-mdns-avahi
is designed to announce the presence of an accessible
.B XMMS2
TCP socket if one is available.
.P
.I xmms2-mdns-avahi
offers a _xmms2._tcp service if, and only if, the
.I XMMS_PATH_FULL
enviornmental variable contains a TCP socket. This allows clients that support mDNS discovery to easily locate and connect to this
.I xmms2d(1)
instance.
.SH ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES
.TP
.I XMMS_PATH_FULL
A complete list of URL paths separated by ';' pointed to the
.I xmms2d(1).
See
.B IPC SOCKET
in
.I xmms2d(1)
for details of possible values for this variable

.SH SEE ALSO
xmms2(1), xmms2d(1), https://github.com/xmms2
.SH HISTORY
The
.B XMMS2
Project was started by Tobias Rundström and Anders Gustafsson. It is developed with their lead by a small group of contributers from all over the world.
.SH AUTHOR
This manual page was written by Alexander Botero-Lowry <alex@foxybanana.com>