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NAME
rplay
SYNOPSIS
rplay [options]
DESCRIPTION
OPTIONS
-b BYTES, --buffer-size=BYTES
Use of a buffer size of BYTES when playing sounds using RPTP
flows. The default is 8K.
-c, --continue
Continue sounds.
-n N, --count=N
Number of times to play the sound, default = 1.
-N N, --list-count=N
Number of times to play all the sounds, default = 1.
--list-name=NAME
Name this list NAME. rplayd appends sounds with the same NAME
into the same sound list -- it plays them sequentially.
--help
Display helpful information.
-h HOST, --host=HOST, --hosts=HOST
Specify the rplay host, default = localhost.
-i INFO, --info=INFO
Audio information for a sound file. This option is intended to
be used when sounds are read from standard input. INFO must be
of the form:
`format,sample-rate,bits,channels,byte-order,offset'
Examples: ulaw,8000,8,1,big-endian,0
gsm,8000 Shorthand info is provided for Sun's audio
devices using the following options: --info-amd, --info-dbri, --
info-cs4231. There's also: --info-ulaw and --info-gsm.
-p, --pause
Pause sounds.
--port=PORT
Use PORT instead of the default RPLAY/UDP or RPTP/TCP port.
-P N, --priority=N
Play sounds at priority N (0 <= N <= 255), default = 0.
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-r, --random
Randomly choose one of the given sounds.
--reset
Tell the server to reset itself.
--rplay, --RPLAY
Force the use of the RPLAY protocol. The default protocol to be
used is determined by checking whether or not the server has
local access to the specified sounds. RPLAY is used when sounds
are accessible, otherwise RPTP and possibly flows are used.
RPLAY will also be used when sound accessibility cannot be
determined.
--rptp, --RPTP
Force the use of the RPTP protocol. See `--rplay' for more
information about protocols.
-R N, --sample-rate=N
Play sounds at sample rate N, default = 0.
-s, --stop
Stop sounds.
--version
Print the rplay version and exit.
-v N, --volume=N
Play sounds at volume N (0 <= N <= 255), default = 127.
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