xmms2d(1)

NAME

   xmms2d  -  XMMS2 daemon which handles the playback of music and storage
   of music metadata

SYNOPSIS

   xmms2d [-v|-q] [-p dir] [-o plugin] [-i url] [-c file] [-s fd]  [--yes-
   run-as-root]
   xmms2d -?
   xmms2d -V

DESCRIPTION

   XMMS2 is a redesign of the XMMS (http://legacy.xmms2.org) music player.
   It  features   a   client-server   model,   allowing   multiple   (even
   simultaneous!)  user interfaces, both textual and graphical. All common
   audio formats are supported using plugins. On top of this, there  is  a
   flexible media library to organise your music.

   xmms2d  is  the  daemon through which XMMS2 clients playback and manage
   music. A client library provided allows third parties to  easily  write
   XMMS2 clients, especially using the Python and Ruby bindings.

   xmms2d  uses  a  three part method to playback music. Music is accessed
   from disk or network using a transport plugin, the data is then  passed
   on  to a decoder plugin which decodes the audio into a form that can be
   played back by an output plugin.

OPTIONS

   General options
   -v, --verbose
          Increase verbosity.

   -q, --quiet
          Decrease verbosity.

   -p dir, --plugindir=dir
          Use plugin directory dir.

   -o plugin, --output=plugin
          Use output plugin plugin.

   -i url, --ipc-socket=url
          Listen to socket at url.   Multiple  sockets  can  be  specified
          separated by ;-characters.  See section IPC SOCKET.

   -c file, --conf=file
          Use configuration file file.

   -s fd, --status-fd=fd
          Write  to  filedescriptor  fd  when started. This can be used to
          wait until inter-process  communication  (IPC)  is  up,  as  for
          instance xmms2-launcher(1) does.

   --yes-run-as-root
          Allow xmms2d to be run as root.

   Getting help
   -h, -?, --help
          Display basic help information and exit.

   -V, --version
          Display version information.

IPC SOCKET

   XMMS2  clients  use  IPC sockets to communicate with xmms2d.  These IPC
   sockets are specified in  an  URL  based  format  with  three  possible
   transport methods: unix, tcp, and tcp6.

   The  TCP  methods allow clients to connect over IPv4 and IPv6 to xmms2d
   and therefore allow remote control of XMMS2. A typical IPC  socket  url
   using TCP is tcp://127.0.0.1:9667.

   The  UNIX transport method is for local clients only and creates a file
   through which XMMS2 clients can access xmms2d.  A  typical  IPC  socket
   path using the UNIX transport is unix:///tmp/xmms-ipc-foobar.

FILES

   Below CONFDIR is $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/xmms2 on UNIX if the XDG_CONFIG_HOME-
   environment variable is set. Otherwise it is $HOME/.config/xmms2  (UNIX
   except  Darwin),  or  $HOME/Library/xmms2  (Darwin).   On  Win32  it is
   %APPDATA%/xmms2.

   CONFDIR/xmms2.conf
          An XML formatted configuration file  that  allows  changing  the
          settings of xmms2d.

   CONFDIR/startup.d/
          A  directory populated with programs that are run when xmms2d is
          executed.  An alternative  location  can  be  specified  in  the
          configuration file.

   CONFDIR/shutdown.d/
          A  directory populated with programs that are run when xmms2d is
          shutdown correctly.  An alternative location can be specified in
          the configuration file.

   CONFDIR/medialib.db
          An sqlite3(1) database that includes information about each song
          that has been added the the XMMS2 media library.  An alternative
          location can be specified in the configuration file.

   CONFDIR/bindata/
          A  directory  that  contains files with binary data entrusted to
          the XMMS2 media library, such  as  cover  art.   An  alternative
          location can be specified in the configuration file.

   /tmp/xmms-ipc-USER
          The  typical  location for the UNIX IPC Socket. Here USER is the
          name of the user that executed xmms2d.

ENVIRONMENT

   XDG_CONFIG_HOME
          The path where the XMMS2 configuration files and  resources  are
          located.

   XMMS_PATH
          The  url  of  the  first  socket  that  xmms2d  listens to. This
          environment variable is set for  programs  in  the  startup  and
          shutdown directories.

   XMMS_PATH_FULL
          A  ;-seperated  list  of  paths  to  which  xmms2d listens. This
          environment variable is set for  programs  in  the  startup  and
          shutdown directories.

SEE ALSO

   xmms2(1), xmms2-launcher(1), http://xmms2.org/.

HISTORY

   The   XMMS2   Project  was  started  by  Tobias  Rundstrm  and  Anders
   Waldenborg. It is developed by a small group of contributers  from  all
   over the world.

AUTHOR

   This  manual  page  was  originally  written  by Alexander Botero-Lowry
   <[email protected]>. It was reformatted and slightly extended by Erik
   Massop <[email protected]>.

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