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# mpc

> Music Player Client: control the Music Player Daemon (MPD).
> See also: `mpd`, `ncmpcpp`, `cmus`.
> More information: <https://www.musicpd.org/doc/mpc/html>.

- Toggle play/pause:

`mpc toggle`

- Stop playing:

`mpc stop`

- Show information about the currently playing song:

`mpc status`

- Play the next song:

`mpc next`

- Play the previous song:

`mpc prev`

- Seek `n` seconds forward (`+`) or backward (`-`):

`mpc {{+n|-n}}`
