1ESDSAMPLE(1)               Enlightened Sound Daemon               ESDSAMPLE(1)
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NAME

6       esdsample - play a sample
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SYNOPSIS

9       esdsample [-s hostname:port] [-b] [-d] [-e] [-h] [-m] [-r freq] sample‐
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DESCRIPTION

13       The esdsample utility plays a sample using the Enlighted  Sound  Daemon
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OPTIONS

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19       -s hostname:portContact the esd server on hostname at port.
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23       -b              Specify  that  the output should be in 8-bit format. By
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28       -d              Play the sample from file  as  raw  data.  The  default
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35       -e              Play  the  sample from the esd cache. If this option is
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OPERANDS

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58       samplename      The  name of the sample to be played.  If the -e option
59                       is used, samplename is the esd  cache name.  Otherwise,
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EXAMPLES

65       Example 1: Playing a sample from a file
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67       example% esdsample generic.wav
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71       example% esdsample -e esdctl:generic.wav
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EXIT STATUS

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SEE ALSO

86       esd(1),  esdcat(1),  esddsp(1),  esdloop(1), esdplay(1), esd-config(1),
87       esdctl(1), esdfilt(1), esdmon(1), esdrec(1)
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92February 2006                    EsounD 0.2.41                    ESDSAMPLE(1)
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