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<title>Protocol overview</title>
<para>
The MPD command protocol exchanges line-based text records
between client and server over TCP. Once the client is
connected to the server, they conduct a conversation until the
client closes the connection. The conversation flow is always
initiated by the client.
The <application>MPD</application> command protocol exchanges
line-based text records between client and server over TCP.
Once the client is connected to the server, they conduct a
conversation until the client closes the connection. The
conversation flow is always initiated by the client.
</para>
<para>
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<title>Queuing</title>
<para>
Often, users run MPD with "<link
Often, users run <application>MPD</application> with "<link
linkend="command_random">random</link>" enabled, but want to
be able to insert songs "before" the rest of the playlist.
That is commonly called "queuing".
</para>
<para>
MPD implements this by allowing the client to specify a
<application>MPD</application> implements this by allowing the client to specify a
"priority" for each song in the playlist (commands <link
linkend="command_prio"><command>prio</command></link> and
<link
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</para>
<para>
In "random" mode, MPD maintains an internal randomized
sequence of songs. In this sequence, songs with a higher
priority come first, and all songs with the same priority are
shuffled (by default, all songs are shuffled, because all have
the same priority "0"). When you increase the priority of a
song, it is moved to the front of the sequence according to
its new priority, but always after the current one. A song
that has been played already (it's "before" the current song
in that sequence) will only be scheduled for repeated playback
if its priority has become bigger than the priority of the
current song. Decreasing the priority of a song will moved it
farther to the end of the sequence. Changing the priority of
the current song has no effect on the sequence.
In "random" mode, <application>MPD</application> maintains an
internal randomized sequence of songs. In this sequence,
songs with a higher priority come first, and all songs with
the same priority are shuffled (by default, all songs are
shuffled, because all have the same priority "0"). When you
increase the priority of a song, it is moved to the front of
the sequence according to its new priority, but always after
the current one. A song that has been played already (it's
"before" the current song in that sequence) will only be
scheduled for repeated playback if its priority has become
bigger than the priority of the current song. Decreasing the
priority of a song will moved it farther to the end of the
sequence. Changing the priority of the current song has no
effect on the sequence.
</para>
</section>
</chapter>
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commands using song ids should be used instead of the commands
that manipulate and control playback based on playlist
position. Using song ids is a safer method when multiple
clients are interacting with MPD.
clients are interacting with <application>MPD</application>.
</para>
</note>
<section id="status_commands">
<title>Querying MPD's status</title>
<title>Querying <application>MPD</application>'s status</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry id="command_clearerror">
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</term>
<listitem>
<para>
<footnote id="since_0_14"><simpara>Introduced with MPD 0.14</simpara></footnote>
<footnote id="since_0_14"><simpara>Introduced with
<application>MPD</application> 0.14</simpara></footnote>
Waits until there is a noteworthy change in one or more
of MPD's subsystems. As soon as there is one, it lists
all changed systems in a line in the format
<returnvalue>changed: SUBSYSTEM</returnvalue>, where
SUBSYSTEM is one of the following:
of <application>MPD</application>'s subsystems. As soon
as there is one, it lists all changed systems in a line
in the format <returnvalue>changed:
SUBSYSTEM</returnvalue>, where SUBSYSTEM is one of the
following:
</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
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to wait for events as long as mpd runs. The
<command>idle</command> command can be canceled by
sending the command <command>noidle</command> (no other
commands are allowed). MPD will then leave
<command>idle</command> mode and print results
immediately; might be empty at this time.
commands are allowed). <application>MPD</application>
will then leave <command>idle</command> mode and print
results immediately; might be empty at this time.
</para>
<para>
If the optional <varname>SUBSYSTEMS</varname> argument is used,
MPD will only send notifications when something changed in
one of the specified subsytems.
If the optional <varname>SUBSYSTEMS</varname> argument
is used, <application>MPD</application> will only send
notifications when something changed in one of the
specified subsytems.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
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<listitem>
<para>
<varname>single</varname>:
<footnote id="since_0_15"><simpara>Introduced with MPD 0.15</simpara></footnote>
<footnote id="since_0_15"><simpara>Introduced with <application>MPD</application> 0.15</simpara></footnote>
<returnvalue>0 or 1</returnvalue>
</para>
</listitem>
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<listitem>
<para>
<varname>elapsed</varname>:
<footnote id="since_0_16"><simpara>Introduced with MPD 0.16</simpara></footnote>
<footnote id="since_0_16"><simpara>Introduced with <application>MPD</application> 0.16</simpara></footnote>
<returnvalue>
Total time elapsed within the current song, but
with higher resolution.
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<parameter>album</parameter>,
<parameter>auto</parameter><footnote
id="replay_gain_auto_since_0_16">
<simpara>added in MPD 0.16</simpara>
<simpara>added in <application>MPD</application> 0.16</simpara>
</footnote>.
</para>
<para>
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at <varname>START:END</varname> to <varname>TO</varname>
in the playlist.
<footnote id="range_since_0_15">
<simpara>Ranges are supported since MPD 0.15</simpara>
<simpara>Ranges are supported since <application>MPD</application> 0.15</simpara>
</footnote>
</para>
</listitem>
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</term>
<listitem>
<para>
<footnote id="since_0_19"><simpara>Since MPD
<footnote id="since_0_19"><simpara>Since <application>MPD</application>
0.19</simpara></footnote> Specifies the portion of the
song that shall be played. <varname>START</varname> and
<varname>END</varname> are offsets in seconds
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<para>
Finds songs in the db that are exactly
<varname>WHAT</varname>. <varname>TYPE</varname> can
be any tag supported by MPD, or one of the special
be any tag supported by <application>MPD</application>, or one of the special
parameters:
</para>
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<listitem>
<para>
Lists unique tags values of the specified type.
<varname>TYPE</varname> can be any tag supported by MPD or
<varname>TYPE</varname> can be any tag supported by
<application>MPD</application> or
<parameter>file</parameter>.
</para>
<para>
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</para>
<para>
Do not use this command. Do not manage a client-side
copy of MPD's database. That is fragile and adds huge
overhead. It will break with large databases. Instead,
query MPD whenever you need something.
copy of <application>MPD</application>'s database. That
is fragile and adds huge overhead. It will break with
large databases. Instead, query
<application>MPD</application> whenever you need
something.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
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</para>
<para>
Do not use this command. Do not manage a client-side
copy of MPD's database. That is fragile and adds huge
overhead. It will break with large databases. Instead,
query MPD whenever you need something.
copy of <application>MPD</application>'s database. That
is fragile and adds huge overhead. It will break with
large databases. Instead, query
<application>MPD</application> whenever you need
something.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
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<para>
Lists the contents of the directory
<varname>URI</varname>, including files are not
recognized by MPD. <varname>URI</varname> can be a path
relative to the music directory or an URI understood by
one of the storage plugins. The response contains at
least one line for each directory entry with the prefix
"file: " or "directory: ", and may be followed by file
attributes such as "Last-Modified" and "size".
recognized by <application>MPD</application>.
<varname>URI</varname> can be a path relative to the
music directory or an URI understood by one of the
storage plugins. The response contains at least one
line for each directory entry with the prefix "file: "
or "directory: ", and may be followed by file attributes
such as "Last-Modified" and "size".
</para>
<para>
For example, "smb://SERVER" returns a list of all shares
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<para>
"Stickers"<footnoteref linkend="since_0_15"/> are pieces of
information attached to existing MPD objects (e.g. song files,
information attached to existing
<application>MPD</application> objects (e.g. song files,
directories, albums). Clients can create arbitrary name/value
pairs. MPD itself does not assume any special meaning in
them.
pairs. <application>MPD</application> itself does not assume
any special meaning in them.
</para>
<para>
The goal is to allow clients to share additional (possibly
dynamic) information about songs, which is neither stored on
the client (not available to other clients), nor stored in the
song files (MPD has no write access).
song files (<application>MPD</application> has no write
access).
</para>
<para>
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</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Closes the connection to MPD. MPD will try to send the
Closes the connection to <application>MPD</application>.
<application>MPD</application> will try to send the
remaining output buffer before it actually closes the
connection, but that cannot be guaranteed. This command
will not generate a response.
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</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Kills MPD.
Kills <application>MPD</application>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
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