mpd

Configuring MPD to run as a user service

• Config file:/etc/mpd.conf

Debugging:

Edit /etc/mpd.conf and change log_level to verbose, afterwards:

sudo systemctl restart mpd.service

tail -f /var/log/mpd/mpd.log

mpc client

mpc clear

Rescan whole library:

mpc rescan

Add playlist to queue and start playing:

mpc load playlist1
mpc play

mpc lsplaylists

Show playlist content:

mpc playlist playlist1

mpc ls
mpc listall

ncmpc

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Ncurses based client

sudo apt-get install ncmpc