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ample(1)


NAME

   ample - Ample MP3 server

SYNOPSIS

   ample [OPTION] [PATH...]

DESCRIPTION

   ample  Ample  is  an MP3 server that allows you to listen to your music
   that can be stored locally or remotely. It does not intend  to  support
   mixing,  radio shows etc. It's just an easy way to listen to your MP3's
   everywhere using the "open location" features already present in  XMMS,
   WinAmp  and  Media  Player.  After installing, configuring and starting
   ample, try connecting to http://server:1234/ with the  "open  location"
   feature  of  your favourite MP3 player or http://server:1234/index.html
   with your favourite web browser.

OPTIONS

   -p NUM --port=NUM
          Listen to TCP port NUM, default is 1234.

   -o --order
          When a list of files is requested,  play  them  in  alphabetical
          order.

   -c NUM --clients=NUM
          Allow a maximum of NUM clients to be connected at the same time.

   -n --norecursive
          Don't  automatically  index  files in subdirs of the directories
          being indexed

   -f FILE --conffile=FILE
          Use FILE as config file instead of the default  /etc/ample.conf.
          See ample.conf(5) for details.

   -m FILE --htmlfile=FILE
          Use   FILE   as   HTML   template   instead   of   the   default
          /etc/ample.html.  See ample.html(5) for details.

   -h --help
          Display help message and exit.

   -d [NUM] --debug[=NUM]
          Print debug messages, a higher value of NUM means more detail.

   -t --trace
          Disables forking and backgrounding, useful for debugging.

   -v --version
          Display version information and exit.

   -i --pidfile [PIDFILE]
          Write a PIDFILE to handle ample as a daemon

   [PATH...]
          These are path(s) to files or directories that Ample can use  to
          populate  it's  list of MP3's. If PATH is a directory, all files
          (possibly recursively, see the -n option above) will  be  added.
          If  PATH is a regular file ending with .mp3 it will be added and
          if it is a regular file ending  with  .m3u  (MP3  playlist)  the
          files listed in it will be added.

FILES

   /etc/ample.conf
          The  default  config  file (another file may be used, see the -f
          option above). See ample.conf(5) for further details.

   /etc/ample.html
          The default HTML template file (another file may  be  used,  see
          the -m option above). See ample.html(5) for further details.

BUGS

   Of course totally bugfree or your money back :-)

AUTHOR

   David Hrdeman <david@2gen.com>

SEE ALSO

   ample.conf(5), ample.html(5)



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