ESDSAMPLE(1)
NAME
esdsample - play a sample
SYNOPSIS
esdsample [-s hostname:port] [-b] [-d] [-e] [-h] [-m] [-r freq] sample- name
DESCRIPTION
The esdsample utility plays a sample using the Enlighted Sound Daemon
(esd).
OPTIONS
The following options are supported:
-s hostname:portContact 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 format.
- -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 format.
- -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
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