ESDSAMPLE(1)
Enlightened Sound Daemon
ESDSAMPLE(1)
NAME
esdsample − play a sample
SYNOPSIS
esdsample [-s hostname:port] [-b] [-d] [-e] [-h] [-m] [-r freq] samplename
DESCRIPTION
The esdsample utility plays a sample using the Enlighted Sound Daemon (esd).
OPTIONS
The following options are supported:
-s hostname:port Contact the esd server on hostname at port.
-b
Specify that the output should be in 8-bit format. By default, the output is in 16-bit for-
mat.
-d
Play the sample from file as raw data. The default behavior is to read the data from a
sound file (.wav, .au, and so on). If this option is chosen, samplename is the name of a
file.
-e
Play the sample from the esd cache. If this option is chosen, samplename is the name
of the sample in the cache.
-h
Display help text, and exit.
-m
Specify that the output should be in mono format. By default, the output is in stereo for-
mat.
-r freq
Specify that the output rate should be set to freq. By default, the output rate is set to
44.1 kHz.
OPERANDS
The following operands are supported:
samplename
The name of the sample to be played. If the -e option is used, samplename is the esd
cache name. Otherwise, samplename is a filename.
EXAMPLES
Example 1: Playing a sample from a file
example% esdsample generic.wav
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Example 2: Playing a sample from the esd cache
example% esdsample -e esdctl:generic.wav
(where esdctl:generic.wav is the cache name)
EXIT STATUS
The following exit values are returned:
0
Application exited successfully
>0
Application exited with failure
SEE ALSO
esd (1), esdcat (1), esddsp (1), esdloop (1), esdplay (1), esd-config (1), esdctl (1), esdfilt (1), esdmon (1),
esdrec (1)
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