esdplay(1) User Commands esdplay(1)
NAME
esdplay - play a sound file
SYNOPSIS
esdplay [-h] [-s hostname:port] [-v] filename
DESCRIPTION
The esdplay application plays a sound file using the Enlightened Sound Daemon (esd). The input data is read from the specified filename.
OPTIONS
The following options are supported:
-h Display help text, and exit.
-s hostname:portContact the esd server on hostname at port. You can also specify this option as follows:
--server=hostname:port
-v Display version information, and exit.
OPERANDS
The following operands are supported:
filename Specify the filename from which the input data should be read.
EXAMPLES
Example 1: Playing sound file "beep"
example% esdplay 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/esdplay Executable for Enlightened Sound Daemon sound player.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWgnome-audio |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface stability |External |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
esdcat(1), esdmon(1), esdrec(1), esdsample(1), esdctl(1), esd-config(1), libesd(3)
NOTES
Written by Brian Cameron, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2003.
SunOS 5.10 8 Jan 2003 esdplay(1)
