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esdsample(1)			 User Commands			  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:port	       Contact the esd server on hostname at port.

       -b		       Specify that the output should be in 8-bit for‐
			       mat. By default, the output is in  16-bit  for‐
			       mat.

       -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 for‐
			       mat. By default, the output is in  stereo  for‐
			       mat.

       -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

FILES
       The following files are used by this application:

       /usr/bin/esdsample      Executable  for	Enlightened Sound Daemon sound
			       sampler.

ATTRIBUTES
       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       ┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
       │      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     │	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   │
       ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
       │Availability		     │gnome/gnome-audio		   │
       ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
       │Interface stability	     │Volatile			   │
       └─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘

SEE ALSO
       esdcat(1), esdmon(1), esdplay(1), esdrec(1), esdctl(1),	esd-config(1),
       libesd(3), attributes(5)

NOTES
       Written by Brian Cameron, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2003, 2006.

SunOS 5.11			  8 Jan 2003			  esdsample(1)

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