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&dhpackage; &dhpackage; will try to maintain some titles ahead in your play list following different policies.
`&dhpackage;` `--daemon` `--config=`conf_file `--var_dir=`var_directory `--pid=`pid_file `--log=`log_file `--host=`mpd_host `--mpd_port=`mpd_port `--new-version` `&dhpackage;` `--var_dir=`var_directory `--create-db>` `&dhpackage;` `-h` `--help` `--version`

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the `&dhpackage;` commands.

At start up default configuration is first overridden by user configuration in mpd_sima.cfg (see ) and finally command lines options are honored. For instance you can override default MPD_HOST set in defaults (localhost) or in your configuration file with `-S my_mpd_server` option. For default configuration see .

## EXAMPLE

### Launch as a system service (dæmon).

Here follows an example on how to launch &dhpackage; as a service on your system, not attach to regular user configuration/database.

`&dhpackage; --daemon --conf=/etc/mpd_sima.cfg --var_dir=/var/cache/mpd-sima/ --pid=/var/run/mpd-sima.pid --log=/var/log/mpd-sima.log`

### Launch in user land

Launching &dhpackage; from/whithin your user acount is easy, you can simply call `&dhpackage;` from your shell or one of the following command:

Background execution (dæmonise), log in the specified file, save pid:

`&dhpackage; --daemon --pid=$HOME/var/run/mpd-sima.pid --log=$HOME/var/log/mpd-sima.log`

Foreground execution, connect my.mpd.server.org, log to std(out|err):

`&dhpackage; --host=my.mpd.server.org`

## OPTIONS

The program follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (`-'). A summary of options is included below.

`-h`
`--help`

  Print help and exit.

`--version`

  Print version and exit.

`--daemon`

  Start as a daemon. Log redirected to /dev/null, usually setting `--log` and `--pid` options in daemon mode are a good idea to monitor/stop the process.

`-p pid_file`
`--pid=pid_file`

  Use the specific file pid_file to store pid to.
  Default is not to store pid info.

`-l log_file`
`--log=log_file`

  Use the specific file log_file to log messages to.
  Default is to log to stdout/stderr.

`-c conf_file`
`--config=conf_file`

  Use the specific file conf_file to set up configuration instead of looking for the default user configuration file.
  Default is to look for `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mpd_sima/mpd_sima.cfg`. Concerning this file see also .
  Pay attention: Because you load a specific configuration file from command line interface does not mean it will override others options pass to mpd_sima. In other words launching with `-P 6666` will override port setting whatever the configuration file your using, default or command line specified.

`--var_dir=var_directory`

  Use the specific path var_directory to look for (or create) var files (ie. database) instead of looking at the default user data location.
  Default is to look in `$XDG_DATA_HOME/mpd_sima/`. Concerning `$XDG_DATA_HOME` see also

`--create-db`

  Create the database and exit. Uses folder specified with `--var_dir` or default directory.
  Default is to use `$XDG_DATA_HOME/mpd_sima/`. Concerning `$XDG_DATA_HOME` see also

`-S mpd_host`
`--host=mpd_host`

  Use the specific host mpd_host as MPD server.
  mpd_host can be an IP or a fully qualified domain name as long as your system can resolve it. This overrides `MPD_HOST` environment variable.
  Default is localhost.

  See also .

`-P mpd_port`
`--port=mpd_port`

  Use the specific port number mpd_port on MPD server. This overrides `MPD_PORT` environment variable.
  Default is 6600.

  See also

`--new-version`

  Check and log for new version at start up (issue a warning).

## FILES

`${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/mpd_sima/mpd_sima.cfg`

  The per-user configuration file. Usually `XDG_CONFIG_HOME` is set to `${HOME}/.config`.

`${XDG_DATA_HOME}/mpd_sima/sima.db`

  SQLite database. Usually `XDG_DATA_HOME` is set to `${HOME}/.local/share`.

## ENVIRONMENT

`MPD_HOST`, `MPD_PORT`

  &dhutils; will look for `MPD_HOST` and `MPD_PORT` to override built-in configuration (set to "localhost:6600").

  &dhutils; expects `MPD_HOST` syntax as documented in mpc manual, cf. mpc 1.
  To use a password, provide a value of the form "password@host".

## CONFIGURATION

`mpd_sima.cfg`

  `mpd_sima.cfg` is read if present. Otherwise built-in defaults are used. An example should be provided in the tarball within `doc/examples/mpd_sima.cfg`. On Debian system please look in `/usr/share/doc/&dhpackage;`.

DEFAULTS

  Default is to look for MPD server at localhost:6600 (or MPD_HOST/MPD_PORT env. var. if set).

  The default behavior is to add one track, this track is to be chosen among titles from artists similar to the artist of the currently played track. MPD_sima will add one track when the play list is one track long.

  To change these defaults, use the configuration file `mpd_sima.cfg`

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## SEE ALSO

mpc 1 , mpd 1 , mpd-sima.cfg 5

`/usr/share/doc/mpd-sima/`