mpc help
Usage: mpc [options] <command> [<arguments>]
mpc version: 0.34
Options:
-v, --verbose Give verbose output
-q, --quiet Suppress status message
--no-status synonym for --quiet
-h, --host=<host> Connect to server on <host>
-P, --password=<password> Connect to server using password <password>
-p, --port=<port> Connect to server port <port>
-f, --format=<format> Print status with format <format>
-w, --wait Wait for operation to finish (e.g. database update)
-r, --range=[<start>]:[<end>] Operate on a range (e.g. when loading a playlist)
Commands:
mpc Display status
mpc add <uri> Add a song to the queue
mpc crop Remove all but the currently playing song
mpc current Show the currently playing song
mpc del <position> Remove a song from the queue
mpc play [<position>] Start playing at <position>
mpc next Play the next song in the queue
mpc prev Play the previous song in the queue
mpc pause Pauses the currently playing song
mpc pause-if-playing Pauses the currently playing song; exits with failure if not playing
mpc toggle Toggles Play/Pause, plays if stopped
mpc cdprev Compact disk player-like previous command
mpc stop Stop playback
mpc seek [+-][HH:MM:SS]|<0-100>% Seeks to the specified position
mpc seekthrough [+-][HH:MM:SS] Seeks by an amount of time within the song and playlist
mpc clear Clear the queue
mpc outputs Show the current outputs
mpc enable [only] <output # or name> [...] Enable output(s)
mpc disable [only] <output # or name> [...] Disable output(s)
mpc toggleoutput <output # or name> [...] Toggle output(s)
mpc outputset <output # or name> <name>=<value> Set output attributes
mpc queued Show the next queued song
mpc shuffle Shuffle the queue
mpc move <from> <to> Move song in queue
mpc playlist [<playlist>] Print <playlist>
mpc listall [<file>] List all songs in the music dir
mpc ls [<directory>] List the contents of <directory>
mpc lsplaylists List currently available playlists
mpc load <file> Load <file> into the queue
mpc insert <uri> Insert a song to the queue after the current track
mpc prio <prio> <position/range> ... Change song priorities in the queue
mpc save <file> Save a queue as <file>
mpc rm <file> Remove a playlist
mpc volume [+-]<num> Set volume to <num> or adjusts by [+-]<num>
mpc repeat <on|off> Toggle repeat mode, or specify state
mpc random <on|off> Toggle random mode, or specify state
mpc single <on|once|off> Toggle single mode, or specify state
mpc consume <on|off> Toggle consume mode, or specify state
mpc search <type> <query> Search for a song
mpc searchadd <type> <query> Search songs and add them to the queue
mpc find <type> <query> Find a song (exact match)
mpc findadd <type> <query> Find songs and add them to the queue
mpc searchplay <pattern> Find and play a song in the queue
mpc list <type> [<type> <query>] Show all tags of <type>
mpc crossfade [<seconds>] Set and display crossfade settings
mpc clearerror Clear the current error
mpc mixrampdb [<dB>] Set and display mixrampdb settings
mpc mixrampdelay [<seconds>] Set and display mixrampdelay settings
mpc update [<path>] Scan music directory for updates
mpc rescan [<path>] Rescan music directory (including unchanged files)
mpc sticker <uri> <get|set|list|delete|find> [args..] Sticker management
mpc stats Display statistics about MPD
mpc version Report version of MPD
mpc idle [events] Idle until an event occurs
mpc idleloop [events] Continuously idle until an event occurs
mpc replaygain [off|track|album] Set or display the replay gain mode
mpc channels List the channels that other clients have subscribed to.
mpc sendmessage <channel> <message> Send a message to the specified channel.
mpc waitmessage <channel> Wait for at least one message on the specified channel.
mpc subscribe <channel> Subscribe to the specified channel and continuously receive messages.
mpc listneighbors List neighbors.
mpc mount [<mount-path> <storage-uri>] List mounts or add a new mount.
mpc unmount <mount-path> Remove a mount.
mpc albumart <uri> Download album art for the given song and write to stdout.
mpc readpicture <uri> Download a picture from the given song and write to stdout.
See man 1 mpc for more information about mpc commands and options
mpc version
mpd version: 0.23.5
mpd --version
Music Player Daemon 0.23.9 (0.23.9)
Copyright 2003-2007 Warren Dukes <warren.dukes@gmail.com>
Copyright 2008-2021 Max Kellermann <max.kellermann@gmail.com>
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
warranty; not even MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
Database plugins:
simple proxy upnp
Storage plugins:
local udisks nfs curl
Neighbor plugins:
upnp udisks
Decoders plugins:
[mad] mp3 mp2
[mpg123] mp3
[vorbis] ogg oga
[oggflac] ogg oga
[flac] flac
[opus] opus ogg oga
[sndfile] wav aiff aif au snd paf iff svx sf voc w64 pvf xi htk caf sd2
[audiofile] wav au aiff aif
[dsdiff] dff
[dsf] dsf
[hybrid_dsd] m4a
[faad] aac
[mpcdec] mpc
[wavpack] wv
[openmpt] mptm mod s3m xm it 669 amf ams c67 dbm digi dmf dsm dtm far imf ice j2b m15 mdl med mms mt2 mtm nst okt plm psm pt36 ptm sfx sfx2 st26 stk stm stp ult wow gdm mo3 oxm umx xpk ppm mmcmp
[modplug] 669 amf ams dbm dfm dsm far it med mdl mod mtm mt2 okt s3m stm ult umx xm
[mikmod] amf dsm far gdm imf it med mod mtm s3m stm stx ult uni xm
[sidplay] sid mus str prg P00
[wildmidi] mid
[fluidsynth] mid
[ffmpeg] 16sv 3g2 3gp 4xm 8svx aa3 aac ac3 adx afc aif aifc aiff al alaw amr anim apc ape asf atrac au aud avi avm2 avs bap bfi c93 cak cin cmv cpk daud dct divx dts dv dvd dxa eac3 film flac flc fli fll flx flv g726 gsm gxf iss m1v m2v m2t m2ts m4a m4b m4v mad mj2 mjpeg mjpg mka mkv mlp mm mmf mov mp+ mp1 mp2 mp3 mp4 mpc mpeg mpg mpga mpp mpu mve mvi mxf nc nsv nut nuv oga ogm ogv ogx oma ogg omg opus psp pva qcp qt r3d ra ram rl2 rm rmvb roq rpl rvc shn smk snd sol son spx str swf tak tgi tgq tgv thp ts tsp tta xa xvid uv uv2 vb vid vob voc vp6 vmd wav webm wma wmv wsaud wsvga wv wve rtp:// rtsp:// rtsps://
[gme] ay gbs gym hes kss nsf nsfe rsn sap spc vgm vgz
[pcm]
Filters:
libsamplerate soxr
Tag plugins:
id3tag
Output plugins:
shout null fifo pipe alsa ao oss openal solaris pipewire pulse jack httpd snapcast recorder
Encoder plugins:
null vorbis opus lame twolame wave flac
Archive plugins:
[bz2] bz2
[zzip] zip
[iso] iso
Input plugins:
file io_uring archive alsa qobuz curl ffmpeg nfs mms cdio_paranoia
Playlist plugins:
extm3u m3u pls xspf asx rss soundcloud flac cue embcue
Protocols:
file:// alsa:// cdda:// ftp:// ftps:// gopher:// hls+http:// hls+https:// http:// https:// mms:// mmsh:// mmst:// mmsu:// nfs:// qobuz:// rtmp:// rtmpe:// rtmps:// rtmpt:// rtmpte:// rtmpts:// rtp:// rtsp:// rtsps:// scp:// sftp:// smb:// srtp://
Other features:
avahi dbus udisks epoll icu inotify ipv6 systemd tcp un
mpc version
reports the wrong MPD version