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MPDALARM

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NAME

mpdalarm --- Uses MPD as an alarm clock.

SYNOPSIS

mpdalarm [options] [time]

DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the mpdalarm command.

mpdalarm uses at and mpc to control MPD as an alarm clock. Rather than just starting the music at a specified time, however, mpdalarm will gradually fade in the music over a period of time allowing you to wake up more naturally. It also supports fading out slowly as you go to sleep.

OPTIONS

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

-h --help: Print syntax and options.
-s --sleeptime: Minutes to wait before going to sleep and fading out the music (default: no fade out).
-o --fadeout-period: Seconds over which to fade out the music (default=900).
-i --fadein-period: Seconds over which to fade in the music (default=900).
-v --volume: start/end volume for the fades (default=current)
--version: Print version.

AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Matthew Johnson <debian@matthew.ath.cx>. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.

On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-2.

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Time: 10:30:03 GMT, July 12, 2007