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.\" $NetBSD: audioplay.1,v 1.1 1999/03/26 14:02:41 mrg Exp $
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.Dd October 19, 1998
.Dt AUDIOPLAY 1
.Os NetBSD
.Sh NAME
.Nm audioplay
.Nd play audio files
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Fl iqVh
.Op Fl v Ar volume
.Op Fl b Ar balance
.Op Fl p Ar port
.Op Fl d Ar device
.Op Fl C Ar ctl
.Op files ...
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
program copies the name audiofiles, or the standard input if no files are
named, to the audio device. The input files must contain a valid audio
header, and the encoding must be understood by the underlying driver.
.Sh OPTIONS
The following options are available:
.Bl -tag -width 123456
.It Fl i
If the audio device cannot be opened, exit now rather than wait for it.
.It Fl q
Be quiet.
.It Fl V
Be verbose.
.It Fl h
Print a help message.
.It Fl v
Set the volume (gain) to
.Ar volume .
This value must be between 0 and 255.
.It Fl b
Set the balance to
.Ar balance .
This value must be between 0 and 63.
.It Fl p
Set the output port to
.Ar port .
The valid values of
.Ar port
are
.Dq speaker ,
.Dq headphone
and
.Dq line .
.It Fl d
Set the audio device to be
.Ar device .
The default is
.Pa /dev/audio0 .
.It Fl C
Set the audio control device to be
.Ar ctl .
The default is
.Pa /dev/audioctl0 .
.Sh NOTES
.Nm
can be used to play Sun/NeXT audio files, and also RIFF WAVE audio files.
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm
program was first seen in SunOS 5. The
.Nx
.Nm
was first made available in
.Nx 1.4 .
.Sh AUTHOR
The
.Nm
program was written by Matthew R. Green <mrg@eterna.com.au>.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr audioctl 1 ,
.Xr audiorecord 1 ,
.Xr audio 4 .