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</chapter>
<chapter>
+ <title>Using MPD</title>
+
+ <section>
+ <title>The client</title>
+
+ <para>
+ After you have installed, configured and started MPD, you
+ choose a client to control the playback.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ The most basic client is <filename>mpc</filename>, which
+ provides a command line interface. It is useful in shell
+ scripts. Many people bind specific <filename>mpc</filename>
+ commands to hotkeys.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ The <ulink url="http://mpd.wikia.com/wiki/Clients">MPD
+ Wiki</ulink> contains an extensive list of clients to choose
+ from.
+ </para>
+ </section>
+
+ <section>
+ <title>The music directory and the database</title>
+
+ <para>
+ The "music directory" is where you store your music files.
+ MPD stores all relevant meta information about all songs in
+ its "database". Whenever you add, modify or remove songs in
+ the music directory, you have to update the database, for
+ example with <filename>mpc</filename>:
+ </para>
+
+ <programlisting>mpc update</programlisting>
+
+ <para>
+ Depending on the size of your music collection and the speed
+ of the storage, this can take a while.
+ </para>
+ </section>
+
+ <section>
+ <title>The queue</title>
+
+ <para>
+ The queue (sometimes called "current playlist") is a list of
+ songs to be played by MPD. To play a song, add it to the
+ queue and start playback. Most clients offer an interface to
+ edit the queue.
+ </para>
+ </section>
+ </chapter>
+
+ <chapter>
<title>Plugin reference</title>
<section>