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diff --git a/doc/user.xml b/doc/user.xml index 082ba9188..14ccf1a21 100644 --- a/doc/user.xml +++ b/doc/user.xml @@ -199,6 +199,40 @@ systemctl start mpd.socket</programlisting> <chapter id="config"> <title>Configuration</title> + <section id="config_file"> + <title>The Configuration File</title> + + <para> + <application>MPD</application> reads its configuration from a + text file. Usually, that is + <filename>/etc/mpd.conf</filename>, unless a different path is + specified on the command line. If you run + <application>MPD</application> as a user daemon (and not as a + system daemon), the configuration is read from + <filename>$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mpd/mpd.conf</filename> (usually + <filename>~/.config/mpd/mpd.conf</filename>). + </para> + + <para> + Each line in the configuration file contains a setting name + and its value, e.g.: + </para> + + <programlisting>connection_timeout "5"</programlisting> + + <para> + Some of the settings are grouped in blocks with curly braces, + e.g. per-plugin settings: + </para> + + <programlisting>audio_output { + type "alsa" + name "My ALSA output" + device "iec958:CARD=Intel,DEV=0" + mixer_control "PCM" +}</programlisting> + </section> + <section id="config_music_directory"> <title>Configuring the music directory</title> |