---
name: "mprand"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "mpdtoys"
version: "0.26-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mprand"
---

# mprand(1)

play a random playlist

## NAME

mprand - play a random playlist

## SYNOPSIS

mprand\[host\]

## DESCRIPTION

**mprand** picks a playlist at random and tells mpd to play it.

If the hostname is omitted, the MPD\_HOST environment variable will be used.

## AUTHOR

Copyright 2007 Joey Hess \<joey@kitenet.net\>

Licensed under the GNU GPL version 2 or higher.

http://kitenet.net/~joey/code/mpdtoys