2 Overview
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4 ncmpc is a curses client for the Music Player Daemon (MPD). ncmpc connects to
5 a MPD running on a machine on the local network, and controls this with an
6 interface inspired by cplay.
8 Music Player Daemon (MPD) allows remote access for playing music (MP3,
9 Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, AAC, and wave files) and managing playlists. MPD is
10 designed for integrating a computer into a stereo system that provides
11 control for music playback over a local network. Read more at musicpd.org
15 How to compile and install ncmpc
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18 Requirements:
19 * ncurses
20 * glib-2.2 (2.4 for NLS support)
22 Download the ncmpc source code, then:
23 $ tar zxvf ncmpc-x.y.z.tar.gz
24 $ cd ncmpc-x.y.z
25 $ ./configure
26 $ make
27 $ make install
31 Upgrading to ncmpc-0.11.0
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33 The syntax for the configuration file (~/.ncmpc/config) has changed, view the
34 manual page or the sample configuration file for details.
36 The old key binding to the select command (space,a) will result in a
37 conflict as the a key is used for the new add command in 0.11.0. The easy
38 solution is to delete your old key bindings (~/.ncmpc/keys), but you can use
39 the built in key editor to solve any key conflicts.
43 Usage
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45 ncmpc connects to a MPD running on a machine on the local network.
46 By default, ncmpc connects to localhost:6600. This can be
47 changed either at compile-time, or by exporting the MPD_HOST and
48 MPD_PORT environment variables, or by the command line options --host
49 and --port.
51 $ ncmpc --host=musicserver --port=44000
53 For more information please view ncmpc's manual page.
58 Web Page, Forums and Bug Reports
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60 * Read more about ncmpc & MPD on http://www.musicpd.org
61 * a ncmpc forum exists at musicpd.org - http://www.musicpd.org/forum
62 * report bugs at musicpd.org - http://www.musicpd.org/mantis/
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