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-# MPD CONFIG FILE
-# For a full description of all config parameters,
-# Check the mpd man page, "man mpd".
-
-##################### REQUIRED ###########################
-music_directory "~/music"
-playlist_directory "~/music"
-db_file "~/.mpd/mpd.db"
-log_file "~/.mpd/mpd.log"
-error_file "~/.mpd/mpd.error"
-pid_file "~/.mpd/mpd.pid"
-##########################################################
-
-##########################################################
-# EVERYTHING ELSE IS OPTIONAL
-##########################################################
-
-################## AUDIO OUTPUT ##########################
-#
-# use this if you want to use OSS audio output
-#audio_output {
-# type "oss"
-# name "my OSS sound card"
-# device "/dev/dsp" # optional
-# format "44100:16:2" #optional
-#}
-#
-# use this if you want to use ALSA audio output
-#audio_output {
-# type "alsa"
-# name "my ALSA device"
-# device "hw:0,0" # optional
-# format "44100:16:2" #optional
-#}
+# An example configuration file for MPD
+# See the mpd.conf man page for a more detailed description of each paramaeter.
+
+######################## REQUIRED PATHS ########################
+music_directory "~/music"
+playlist_directory "~/.mpd/playlists"
+db_file "~/.mpd/mpd.db"
+log_file "~/.mpd/mpd.log"
+error_file "~/.mpd/mpd.error"
+################################################################
+
+
+######################## OPTIONAL PATHS ########################
#
-# as a last resort, try using libao
-#audio_output {
-# type "ao"
-# name "default ao output"
-#}
+# If you wish to use mpd --kill to stop MPD, then you must
+# specify a file here in which to store MPD's process ID.
#
+#pid_file "~/.mpd/mpd.pid"
#
-# Set this if you have problems
-# playing audio files.
-# This will resample your music so
-# that it comes out at the set rate.
+# If specified, MPD will save its current state (playlist,
+# current song, playing/paused, etc.) at exit. This will be
+# used to restore the session the next time it is run.
#
-#audio_output_format "44100:16:2"
+#state_file "~/.mpd/mpdstate"
#
-##########################################################
+################################################################
-################### VOLUME MIXER #########################
+######################## DAEMON OPTIONS ########################
+#
+# If started as root, MPD will drop root privileges and run as
+# this user instead. Otherwise, MPD will run as the user it was
+# started by. If left unspecified, MPD will not drop root
+# privileges at all (not recommended).
#
-# Examples:
-# ALSA Mixer
-#mixer_type "alsa"
-#mixer_device "default"
-#mixer_control "PCM"
+#user "nobody"
#
-# OSS Mixer
-#mixer_type "oss"
-#mixer_device "/dev/mixer"
-#mixer_control "PCM"
+# The address and port to listen on.
#
-# Software Mixer
-#mixer_type "software"
+#bind_to_address "any"
+#port "6600"
#
-##########################################################
+# Controls the amount of information that is logged. Can be
+# "default", "secure", or "verbose".
+#
+#log_level "default"
+#
+################################################################
-################# SHOUT STREAMING ########################
+########################## PERMISSIONS #########################
#
-# Set this to allow mpd to stream its output to icecast2
-# (i.e. mpd is a icecast2 source)
+# MPD can require that users specify a password before using it.
+# You may specify one ore more here, along with what users who
+# log in with that password are allowed to do.
#
-#audio_output {
-# type "shout"
-# name "my cool stream"
-# host "hostname"
-# port "8000"
-# mount "/mpd.ogg"
-# password "hackme"
-# quality "5.0"
-# bitrate "128"
-# format "44100:16:1"
+#password "password@read,add,control,admin"
+#
+# Specifies what permissions a user who has not logged in with a
+# password has. By default, all users have full access to MPD
+# if no password is specified above, or no access if one or
+# more passwords are specified.
#
-# Optional Parameters
-# user "source"
-# description "here's my long description"
-# genre "jazz"
-#} # end of audio_output
+#default_permissions "read,add,control,admin"
#
-##########################################################
+################################################################
-################# FILESYSTEM SETTINGS ####################
+########################## AUDIO OUTPUT ########################
#
-# If the names of files or directories are
-# not correctly displayed then set the
-# following to the filesystem coding.
+# MPD supports many audio output types, as well as playing
+# through multiple audio outputs at the same time. You can
+# specify one or more here. If you don't specify any, MPD will
+# automatically scan for a usable audio output.
#
-# Usually this is either:
-# ISO-8859-1 or UTF-8
+# See <http://mpd.wikia.com/...> for examples of other audio
+# outputs, such as PulseAudio, libao, etc.
#
-# After changing the filesystem_charset
-# you will need to recreate the db:
-# mpd --create-db
+# An example of an ALSA output:
#
-#filesystem_charset "ISO-8859-1"
+#audio_output {
+# type "alsa"
+# name "My ALSA Device"
+# device "hw:0,0" # optional
+# format "44100:16:2" # optional
+#}
#
-##########################################################
-
-
-#################### OPTIONAL FILES ######################
+# An example of an OSS output:
+#
+#audio_output {
+# type "oss"
+# name "My OSS Device"
+# device "/dev/dsp" # optional
+# format "44100:16:2" # optional
+#}
+#
+# An example of a shout output (for streaming to Icecast):
+#
+#audio_output {
+# type "shout"
+# name "My Shout Stream"
+# host "localhost"
+# port "8000"
+# mount "/mpd.ogg"
+# password "hackme"
+# quality "5.0"
+# bitrate "128"
+# format "44100:16:1"
+# user "source" # optional
+# description "My Stream Description" # optional
+# genre "jazz" # optional
+# public "no" # optional
+#}
#
-# The state file (if set) will be a file
-# for storing all current information
-# (playlist, playing/paused, etc...) from
-# the last MPD session. This will be used
-# to recreate your last MPD session after
-# restart.
+# Force all decoded audio to be converted to this format before
+# being passed to the audio outputs.
#
-#state_file "~/.mpd/mpdstate"
+#audio_output_format "44100:16:2"
#
-##########################################################
+################################################################
-################# Normalization ##########################
+############################# MIXER ############################
#
-# Use Replay Gain (album or track)
-# http://www.replaygain.org
+# MPD needs to know what mixer settings to change when you
+# adjust the volume. If you don't specify one here, MPD will
+# pick one based on which ones it was compile with support for.
#
-#replaygain "album"
+# An example for controlling an ALSA mixer:
#
-# Sets the pre-amp used for files that have replaygain
-# info. Valid values are between -15 to 15 (in dB).
+#mixer_type "alsa"
+#mixer_device "default"
+#mixer_control "PCM"
#
-#replaygain_preamp "0"
+# An example for controlling an OSS mixer:
#
-# Normalization increases the amplitude of the audio
-# waveform to the maximum level without introducing any
-# distortion into the recording. This option will
-# normalize when replaygain is not on, utilizing the
-# CPU for calculation.
+#mixer_type "oss"
+#mixer_device "/dev/mixer"
+#mixer_control "PCM"
#
-#volume_normalization "yes"
-##########################################################
+# If you want MPD to adjust the volume of audio sent to the
+# audio outputs, you can tell it to use the software mixer:
+#
+#mixer_type "software"
+#
+################################################################
-################ OUTPUT BUFFER SETTINGS ##################
+######################### NORMALIZATION ########################
#
-# You should not need to mess with this
-# unless you know what you're doing.
+# Specifies the type of ReplayGain to use. Can be "album" or
+# "track". ReplayGain will not be used if not specified. See
+# <http://www.replaygain.org> for more details.
#
-#audio_buffer_size "2048"
+#replaygain "album"
#
-# This means exactly what it says, it will
-# buffer your file up to the percentage of
-# the buffer before it begins playing.
+# Sets the pre-amp used for files that have ReplayGain tags.
#
-#buffer_before_play "25%"
+#replaygain_preamp "0"
#
-##########################################################
-
-
-################### HTTP PROXY ###########################
+# Enable on the fly volume normalization. This will cause the
+# volume of all songs played to be adjusted so that they sound
+# as though they are of equal loudness.
#
-# http_proxy_host "proxy.isp.com"
-# http_proxy_port "8080"
-# http_proxy_user "user"
-# http_proxy_password "password"
+#volume_normalization "no"
#
-##########################################################
+################################################################
-################# SECURITY SETTINGS ######################
+########################### BUFFERING ##########################
#
-# It is encouraged to run MPD as
-# non-superuser. If you start mpd as root
-# (for example, in an init script), set
-# this value, then mpd will drop root privileges
-# and runs as the user specified.
+# The size of the buffer containing decoded audio. You probably
+# shouldn't change this.
#
-#user "nobody"
+#audio_buffer_size "2048"
#
-# Set this value if you only have one
-# address you want to allow connection to.
+# How much of the buffer to fill before beginning to play.
#
-#bind_to_address "localhost"
+#buffer_before_play "0%"
#
-# If you want to setup MPD to use
-# passwords set them here
+# Similar options for the HTTP stream buffer. If you hear
+# skipping while playing HTTP streams, you may wish to increase
+# these.
#
-#password "password1@read,add,control,admin"
-#password "password2@read"
+#http_buffer_size "128"
+#http_prebuffer_size "25%"
#
-# Specify permissions used by default when no password is
-# given by for a connection/client.
-#
-#default_permissions "read,add,control,admin"
-#
-##########################################
+################################################################
-################ MISCELLANEOUS OPTIONS ###################
+########################### HTTP PROXY #########################
#
-#port "6600"
+# Specifies the HTTP proxy to use for playing HTTP streams.
#
-# This determines what encoding ID3v1 tags should be converted from.
+#http_proxy_host "proxy.isp.com"
+#http_proxy_port "8080"
+#http_proxy_user "user"
+#http_proxy_password "password"
#
-#id3v1_encoding "ISO-8859-1"
+################################################################
+
+
+############################# LIMITS ###########################
#
-# This sets the metadata mpd will use, to disable all metadata, set to "none"
-# NOTE: comments are disabled by default
+# These are various limits to prevent MPD from using too many
+# resources. You should only change them if they start
+# restricting your usage of MPD.
#
-#metadata_to_use "artist,album,title,genre,date,track,composer,performer,comment"
+#connection_timeout "60"
+#max_connections "5"
+#max_playlist_length "16384"
+#max_command_list_size "2048"
+#max_output_buffer_size "8192"
#
-# This setting exists as precaution against attacks.
+################################################################
+
+
+###################### CHARACTER ENCODINGS #####################
#
-#max_playlist_length "16384"
+# If file or directory names do not display correctly, then you
+# may need to change this. In most cases it should be either
+# "ISO-8859-1" or "UTF-8". You must recreate your database
+# after changing this (use mpd --create-db).
#
-# Valid options are "default", "secure" or "verbose".
-#log_level "default"
+#filesystem_charset "ISO-8859-1"
#
-#connection_timeout "60"
+# The encoding that ID3v1 tags should be converted from.
#
-# This should be fine for 2-3 people using clients
-# at the same time.
+#id3v1_encoding "ISO-8859-1"
#
-#max_connections "5"
+################################################################
+
+
+######################### OTHER OPTIONS ########################
#
-# No need to change these unless you know better.
+# The metadata types MPD will recognize.
#
-#max_command_list_size "2048"
-#max_output_buffer_size "8192"
+#metadata_to_use "artist,album,title,track,name,genre,date,composer,performer,disc"
#
-# This will make playlists compatible with normal music
-# players.
+# Enable this if you wish to use your MPD created playlists in
+# other music players.
#
#save_absolute_paths_in_playlists "no"
#
-##########################################################
+################################################################