NAME
yiff - Y sound system server
SYNTAX
yiff [config_file] [options]
DESCRIPTION
The YIFF sound server is a Y compliant sound server providing Y
compliant client applications with sound support. Uses either OSS or
ALSA sound drivers and follows OSS compliancy.
CONFIG FILE
The location of the config_file should be specified as the first
argument. The default value is /etc/yiff/yiffrc.
OPTIONS
--device <device>
Specifies the digital signal processor (DSP) device. The
default value is /dev/dsp.
--mixer <device>
Specifies the mixer device. The default value is /dev/dsp. Note
that more than one non-Y compliant application can open the
mixer in accordance with the OSS standard.
--mixer_rc <file>
Specifies alternate Y mixer settings file. The default is
located in /var/state/yiff/mixer.
--port <port>
Specifies the port number to accept incoming connections on.
This value overrides the value set in the config_file. The
default value is 9433.
--path <path>
Adds a sound path to the Y server’s list of sound paths (this
option can be specified multiple times).
--foreground
Run in foreground, do not fork into background. The default
behavour is to fork and run in the background.
--help Prints help and exits.
--version
Prints version information and exits.
Note that host access lists are modified after the yiff server is
running. Use yhost(1) to add or remove addresses to the Y server’s host
access list. It’s helpful to include yhost(1) commands along with other
startup commands in /etc/init.d/yiff (the Y server startup script).
FILES
/etc/yiff/yiffrc
/dev/dsp
/dev/mixer
/var/state/yiff/mixer
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
HOME Specifies the user’s home directory.
EXAMPLES
To run the YIFF sound server using the configuration file
/usr/etc/yiffrc, type:
# /usr/sbin/yiff /usr/etc/yiffrc
It is more common to start the YIFF sound server by invoking the
startup script (make sure it is written properly), type:
# /usr/sbin/starty
Note that yiff will automatically fork itself to run in the background
so adding a & after the command is not needed. If you want yiff to run
in the foreground, then type:
# /usr/sbin/yiff /usr/etc/yiffrc --foreground
AUTHORS
http://wolfpack.twu.net/contacts.html
SEE ALSO
YIFF home page
http://wolfpack.twu.net/YIFF/
yhost(1) ymixer(1) yplay(1) yrecinfo(1) yshutdown(1) yset(1)