1libao.conf(5)                 libao configuration                libao.conf(5)
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NAME

6       libao.conf - configuration for libao.
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SYNOPSIS

10       /etc/libao.conf
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DESCRIPTION

16       libao.conf and .libao are configuration files for libao, the audio out‐
17       put library.  They specify  various  options  to  libao,  as  described
18       below.   libao.conf  sets  system-wide  options,  whereas ~/.libao sets
19       user-specific options.  When an option  is  set  in  both  places,  the
20       option in ~/.libao takes precedence.
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FILE FORMAT

24       The  file  consists  of  comments and key-value pairs.  Comments are on
25       separate lines that start with a # symbol.  The key-value pairs are  of
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28       where key contains no whitespace and no equal signs.  value will be all
29       of the text after the equal sign until (but not including)  the  ending
30       newline.   Beware  of  extra  spaces at the end of the line!  They will
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33       The following is a list of valid global option keys.  Any  driver  spe‐
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36              default_driver
37                     The short name of the driver libao should use by default.
38                     Valid values include (not  all  are  available  on  every
39                     platform): oss, esd, arts, alsa, nas, irix, sun, roar and
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43              debug (Value optional/ignored)
44                     Sets  all the drivers as well as AO itself into debugging
45                     output mode.   Unlike  passing  the  debug  option  to  a
46                     driver,  debug will also print debugging information from
47                     driver loading and testing.
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49              quiet (Value optional/ignored)
50                     Sets all the drivers as well as  AO  itself  into  silent
51                     mode.   Errors  will  return only error codes; neither ao
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55              verbose (Value optional/ignored)
56                     Sets  all  the  drivers as well as AO itself into verbose
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EXAMPLE

61       Here is an example libao.conf that forces the OSS driver to be used  by
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64           # This is a comment.
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BUGS

69       libao.conf is missing a number of potentially useful options.
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AUTHORS

73       Stan Seibert <volsung@xiph.org>
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77                               September 1, 2003                 libao.conf(5)
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