opensolaris man page for esdrec

esdrec(1)							   User Commands							 esdrec(1)

NAME
       esdrec - record a sound file

SYNOPSIS
       esdrec [-s hostname:port] [-b] [-h] [-m] [-r freq]

DESCRIPTION
       The esdrec application pipes data from the sound device to stdout using the Enlightened Sound Daemon ( esd).

OPTIONS
       The following options are supported:

       -s hostname:port        Contact 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: Record sound from sound device to file "sample"

       example% esdrec > sample

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/esdrec	       Executable for Enlightened Sound Daemon sound recorder.

ATTRIBUTES
       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWgnome-audio		   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Interface stability	     |Volatile			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO
       esdcat(1), esdmon(1), esdplay(1), esdsample(1), esdctl(1), esd-config(1), libesd(3), attributes(5)

NOTES
       Written by Brian Cameron, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2003, 2006.

SunOS 5.11							    8 Jan 2003								 esdrec(1)