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
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
SEE ALSO
esd(1), esdcat(1), esddsp(1), esdloop(1), esdplay(1),
esd-config(1), esdctl(1), esdfilt(1), esdmon(1), esdrec(1)
