# mpd
> Music Player Daemon.
> See also: `mpc`, `ncmpcpp`.
> More information: <https://www.musicpd.org/>.
- Start MPD:
`mpd`
- Start MPD but don't read from the configuration file:
`mpd --no-config`
- Start MPD and don't detach it from the console:
`mpd --no-daemon`
- Kill the currently running MPD session:
`mpd --kill`