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diff --git a/doc/mpd.conf.5 b/doc/mpd.conf.5 index 3dc4b0e2e..9f0fe59f1 100644 --- a/doc/mpd.conf.5 +++ b/doc/mpd.conf.5 @@ -254,6 +254,17 @@ default is "". This specifies how many bytes to write to the audio device at once. This parameter is to work around a bug in older versions of libao on sound cards with very small buffers. The default is 1024. +.SH REQUIRED FIFO OUTPUT PARAMETERS +.TP +.B path <path> +This specifies the path of the FIFO to output 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 \fBnot\fP 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. .SH REQUIRED SHOUT OUTPUT PARAMETERS .TP .B name <name> |