esdcat - Man Page

esdcat [-s hostname:port] [-n name] [-b] [-h] [-m] [-r freq] < file

The esdcat application pipes data from stdin to the sound device, using the Enlightened Sound Daemon (esd).

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.

Example 1: Playing a sound file "beep" from stdin

example% esdcat < beep

The following exit values are returned:

0 Application exited successfully

>0 Application exited with failure

esd(1), esddsp(1), esdfilt(1), esdloop(1), esdplay(1), esdsample(1), esd-config(1), esdctl(1), esdmon(1), esdrec(1)

esd(1), esd-config(1), esdctl(1), esddsp(1), esdfilt(1), esdloop(1), esdmon(1), esdplay(1), esdrec(1), esdsample(1).