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 out-
                             put 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






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     >0       Application exited with failure



FILES
     The following files are used by this application:

     /usr/bin/esdrec         Executable  for  Enlightened   Sound
                             Daemon sound recorder.



ATRIBUTES
     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:

     
           ATRIBUTE TYPE               ATRIBUTE 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.
























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