SYNOPSIS
       esdsample [-s hostname:port] [-b] [-d] [-e] [-h] [-m] [-r freq] sample-
       name

DESCRIPTION
       The esdsample utility plays a sample using the Enlighted  Sound  Daemon
       (esd).

OPTIONS
       The following options are supported:

       -s hostname:portContact 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.



       -d              Play the sample from file  as  raw  data.  The  default
                       behavior  is  to read the data from a sound file (.wav,
                       .au, and so on). If this option is  chosen,  samplename
                       is the name of a file.



       -e              Play  the  sample from the esd cache. If this option is
                       chosen, samplename  is the name of the  sample  in  the
                       cache.



       -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.



OPERANDS
       The following operands are supported:

       samplename      The  name of the sample to be played.  If the -e option
                       is used, samplename is the esd  cache name.  Otherwise,
                       samplename is a filename.

EXIT STATUS
       The following exit values are returned:

       0        Application exited successfully



       >0       Application exited with failure



SEE ALSO
       esd(1),  esdcat(1),  esddsp(1),  esdloop(1), esdplay(1), esd-config(1),
       esdctl(1), esdfilt(1), esdmon(1), esdrec(1)