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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17 Download the ncmpc source code, then:
18 $ tar zxvf ncmpc-x.y.z.tar.gz
19 $ cd ncmpc-x.y.z
20 $ ./configure
21 $ make
22 $ make install
26 Upgrading to ncmpc-0.11.0
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28 The syntax for the configuration file (~/.ncmpc/config) has changed, view the
29 manual page or the sample configuration file for details.
31 The old key binding to the select command (space,a) will result in a
32 conflict as the a key is used for the new add command in 0.11.0. The easy
33 solution is to delete your old key bindings (~/.ncmpc/keys), but you can use
34 the built in key editor to solve any key conflicts.
38 Usage
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40 ncmpc connects to a MPD running on a machine on the local network.
41 By default, ncmpc connects to localhost:6600. This can be
42 changed either at compile-time, or by exporting the MPD_HOST and
43 MPD_PORT environment variables, or by the command line options --host
44 and --port.
46 $ ncmpc --host=musicserver --port=44000
48 For more information please view ncmpc's manual page.
53 Web Page, Forums and Bug Reports
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55 * Read more about ncmpc & MPD on http://www.musicpd.org
56 * a ncmpc forum exists at musicpd.org - http://www.musicpd.org/forum
57 * report bugs at musicpd.org - http://www.musicpd.org/mantis/
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