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| author | Max Kellermann <max@duempel.org> | 2013-12-11 20:57:59 +0100 |
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| committer | Max Kellermann <max@duempel.org> | 2013-12-11 20:58:06 +0100 |
| commit | 166c70cab36d654aefe70ccba4c1944b177f398b (patch) | |
| tree | 0525c46eb7bbd72e1b38165fcc8cfe158e11f98e /doc/user.xml | |
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doc/user: document the "fifo" output
Move from doc/mpd.conf.5.
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diff --git a/doc/user.xml b/doc/user.xml index 962b7c280..d90fce9c6 100644 --- a/doc/user.xml +++ b/doc/user.xml @@ -1408,6 +1408,38 @@ systemctl start mpd.socket</programlisting> FIFO (First In, First Out) file. The data can be read by another program. </para> + + <informaltable> + <tgroup cols="2"> + <thead> + <row> + <entry>Setting</entry> + <entry>Description</entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry> + <varname>path</varname> + <parameter>P</parameter> + </entry> + <entry> + This specifies the path of the FIFO to write to. + Must be an absolute path. If the path does not + exist, it will be created when MPD is started, and + removed when MPD is stopped. The FIFO will be + created with the same user and group as MPD is + running as. Default permissions can be modified by + using the builtin shell command "umask". If a FIFO + already exists at the specified path it will be + reused, and will not be removed when MPD is stopped. + You can use the "mkfifo" command to create this, and + then you may modify the permissions to your liking. + </entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </informaltable> </section> <section> |