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