ESDCAT(1)
Enlightened Sound Daemon
ESDCAT(1)
N AME
esdcat − play a sound file from stdin
SYNOPSIS
esdcat[-shostname:port] [−n name] [-b] [-h] [-m] [-rfreq] < file
DESCRIPTION
The esdcatapplication pipes data from stdinto the sound device, using the Enlightened Sound Daemon
(esd).
OPTIONS
The following options are supported:
-shostname:port Contact the esdserver 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.
-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.
-rfreq
Specify that the output rate should be set to freq. By default, the output rate is set to
44.1 kHz.
EXAMPLES
Example 1: Playing a sound file "beep" from stdin
example% esdcat < beep
EXIT STATUS
The following exit values are returned:
0
Application exited successfully
>0
Application exited with failure
SEE ALSO
esd (1), esddsp (1), esdfilt (1), esdloop (1), esdplay (1), esdsample (1), esd-config (1), esdctl (1), esdmon (1),
esdrec (1)
Feb 2006
EsounD 0.2.41
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