esdcat(1) User Commands esdcat(1)
NAME
esdcat - play a sound file from stdin
SYNOPSIS
esdcat [-s hostname:port] [-b] [-h] [-m] [-r freq]
DESCRIPTION
The esdcat application pipes data from stdin to the sound device, using the Enlightened Sound Daemon (esd).
OPTIONS
The following options are supported:
-s hostname:portContact the esd server on hostname at port.
-b Specify that the output should be in 8-bit format. By default, the output is in 16-bit format.
-h Display help text, and exit.
-m Specify that the output should be in mono format. By default, the output is in stereo format.
-r freq Specify that the output rate should be set to freq. By default, the output rate is set to 44.1 kHz.
EXAMPLES
Example 1: Playing a sound file "beep" from stdin
example% esdcat < beep
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/esdcat Executable for Enlightened Sound Daemon sound piper
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWgnome-audio |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface stability |External |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
esdplay(1), esdrec(1), esdsample(1), esdmon(1), esdctl(1), esd-config(1), libesd(3)
NOTES
Written by Brian Cameron, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2003.
SunOS 5.10 7 Jan 2003 esdcat(1)
