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

# mpskip(1)

emulate a skipping record

## NAME

mpskip - emulate a skipping record

## SYNOPSIS

mpskip \[num\_skips\] \[duration\] \[skippos\] \[host\]

## DESCRIPTION

**mpskip** makes mpd emulate a skipping record.

If **num\_skips** is not specified (or is 0), it will skip forever (or until someone manually seeks past the "bad" part of the song, or changes songs).

The **duration** is how long the skip should be, in seconds. Floating point values can be used.

The **skippos** is the number of seconds into the song to place the skip point. Default is the current play position.

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

## LIMITATIONS

Doesn't insert the pop you hear on a real record player when the needle skips.

If run against a remote host, it may not skip at exactly the same place each time due to network issues.

## AUTHOR

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

Licensed under the GNU GPL version 2 or higher.

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