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auplay

AUPLAY(1)						      General Commands Manual							 AUPLAY(1)

NAME

       auplay - play a sound file to a Network Audio System server

SYNOPSIS

       auplay [-audio servername] [-volume 0-100] [-i] [-I] [-l] files...

DESCRIPTION

       The auplay program can be used to play audio data stored in the .SND, .AU, or .WAV formats common on Sun workstations and PCs.  It is typi-
       cally used from shell scripts or command line procedures.  If no filenames are given on the command line, audio	data  will  be	read  fron
       stdin, unless the -l option is given.

OPTIONS

       The following options may be used with the auplay program:

       -audio servername
	       This option specifies the Network Audio System server on which the files should be played.

       -volume 0-100
	       This option specifies the volume at which the data should be played as a percentage of the maximum possible volume.  The default is
	       100 percent.

       -i      This option indicates that the header information associated with the sound data should be printed along with playing the data.

       -I      This option indicates that the header information associated with the sound data should be printed instead of playing the data.

       -l      This option indicates that a list of filenames is to be read from stdin.  auplay will play these  files	after  playing	any  files
	       given explicitly as command line arguments.

SEE ALSO

       nas(1), auctl(1), audemo(1), autool(1)

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright 1993, 1994 Network Computing Devices, Inc.

AUTHOR

       Greg Renda, Network Computing Devices, Inc.

								       1.9.3								 AUPLAY(1)

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