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esdplay(1)			 User Commands			    esdplay(1)

NAME
       esdplay - play a sound file

SYNOPSIS
       esdplay [-h] [--help] [-s hostname:port] [-v] [--version] 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, --help	       Display help text, and exit.

       -s hostname:port	       Contact the esd server on hostname at port. You
			       can also specify this option as follows:

			       --server=hostname:port

       -v, --version	       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		     │gnome/gnome-audio		   │
       ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
       │Interface stability	     │Volatile			   │
       └─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘

SEE ALSO
       esdcat(1),  esdmon(1),  esdrec(1),  esdsample(1),  esdctl(1),  esd-con‐
       fig(1), libesd(3), attributes(5)

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

SunOS 5.11			  8 Jan 2003			    esdplay(1)

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