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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/guix.texi | 10 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | gnu/services/audio.scm | 11 |
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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index b5eca57d75..ea1e391a6f 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -34251,6 +34251,16 @@ The following example shows how one might run @code{mpd} as user (port "6666"))) @end lisp +Most MPD clients will trigger a database update upon connecting, but you +can also use the @code{update} action do to so: + +@example +herd update mpd +@end example + +All the MPD configuration fields are documented below, and a more +complex example follows. + @defvar mpd-service-type The service type for @command{mpd} @end defvar diff --git a/gnu/services/audio.scm b/gnu/services/audio.scm index 8c061da47f..6e4ce3f9fb 100644 --- a/gnu/services/audio.scm +++ b/gnu/services/audio.scm @@ -620,6 +620,17 @@ appended to the configuration.") (format #t "Issued SIGHUP to Service MPD (PID ~a)." pid)) + (format #t "Service MPD is not running."))))) + (shepherd-action + (name 'update) + (documentation "Request MPD to update its music database.") + (procedure + #~(lambda (pid) + (if pid + (begin + (invoke #$(file-append mpd-mpc "/bin/mpc") "update") + (format #t "Database update requested for service \ +MPD (PID ~a)." pid)) (format #t "Service MPD is not running."))))))))))) (define (mpd-accounts config) |