mpd_status

#!/bin/sh -

format="%artist% - %track%:%title% - %album%"

mpcStLine=$(mpc --format "$format" | head -1)
mpcTiLine=$(mpc --format "$format" | tail -2 | head -1)
mpcTime=$(echo $mpcTiLine | grep -o "[0-9]*:[0-9]*" | head -1)
mpcTot=$(echo $mpcTiLine | grep -o "[0-9]*:[0-9]*" | head -2 | tail -1)
mpcMode=$(echo $mpcTiLine | grep -o "\[[a-z]*\]")

mpcStatus="$mpcMode $mpcStLine [$mpcTime/$mpcTot]"

echo $mpcStLine | grep "^volume" >/dev/null

if [ "$?" -eq  "1" ]
then
    echo $mpcStatus
else
    echo "Not playing"
fi