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+#!/usr/bin/perl
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+use Audio::MPD q{0.19.0};
+
+=head1 NAME
+
+mprand - play a random playlist
+
+=head1 SYNOPSIS
+
+mprand[host]
+
+=head1 DESCRIPTION
+
+B<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.
+
+=head1 AUTHOR
+
+Copyright 2007 Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net>
+
+Licensed under the GNU GPL version 2 or higher.
+
+http://kitenet.net/~joey/code/mpdtoys
+
+=cut
+
+if (@ARGV) {
+	$ENV{MPD_HOST}=shift;
+}
+my $mpd=Audio::MPD->new(conntype => "reuse");
+
+$mpd->playlist->clear;
+my @playlists=$mpd->collection->all_playlists;
+$mpd->playlist->load($playlists[rand @playlists]);
+$mpd->play;