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<refmeta><refentrytitle>esdrec</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
<refmiscinfo class="date">8 Jan 2003</refmiscinfo>
<refmiscinfo class="sectdesc">&man1;</refmiscinfo>
<refmiscinfo class="software">&release;</refmiscinfo>
<refmiscinfo class="arch">generic</refmiscinfo>
<refmiscinfo class="copyright">&suncopy;</refmiscinfo>
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<indexterm><primary>esdrec</primary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>record
a sound file</primary></indexterm><refnamediv id="esdrec-1-name"><refname>esdrec</refname>
<refpurpose>record a sound file</refpurpose></refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv id="esdrec-1-synp"><title>&synp-tt;</title>
<cmdsynopsis><command>&cmd;</command><arg choice="opt"><option>s <replaceable>
hostname</replaceable>:<replaceable>port</replaceable></option></arg><arg
choice="opt"><option>b</option></arg><arg choice="opt"><option>h</option></arg>
<arg choice="opt"><option>m</option></arg><arg choice="opt"><option>r <replaceable>
freq</replaceable></option></arg>
</cmdsynopsis></refsynopsisdiv>
<refsect1 id="esdrec-1-desc"><title>&desc-tt;</title>
<para>The <command>&cmd;</command> application pipes data from the sound device
to <literal>stdout</literal> using the Enlightened Sound Daemon (
<filename>esd</filename>).</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id="esdrec-1-opts"><title>&opts-tt;</title>
<para>The following options are supported:</para>
<variablelist termlength="medium"><varlistentry><term><option>s <replaceable>
hostname</replaceable>:<replaceable>port</replaceable></option></term><listitem>
<para>Contact the <filename>esd</filename> server on <replaceable>hostname
</replaceable> at <replaceable>port</replaceable>.</para>
</listitem></varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><option>b</option></term><listitem><para>Specify that
the output should be in 8-bit format. By default, the output is in 16-bit
format.</para>
</listitem></varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><option>h</option></term><listitem><para>Display help
text, and exit.</para>
</listitem></varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><option>m</option></term><listitem><para>Specify that
the output should be in mono format. By default, the output is in stereo format.
</para>
</listitem></varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><option>r <replaceable>freq</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem><para>Specify that the output rate should be set to <replaceable>
freq</replaceable>. By default, the output rate is set to 44.1 kHz.</para>
</listitem></varlistentry>
</variablelist></refsect1>
<refsect1 id="esdrec-1-exam"><title>&exam-tt;</title>
<example role="example"><title>Record sound from sound device to file "sample"
</title>
<para><screen>example% <userinput>&cmd; > sample</userinput></screen></para>
</example>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id="esdrec-1-exit"><title>&exit-tt;</title>
<para>The following exit values are returned:</para>
<variablelist termlength="xtranarrow"><varlistentry><term><returnvalue>0</returnvalue></term>
<listitem><para>Application exited successfully</para>
</listitem></varlistentry>
<varlistentry><term><returnvalue>>0</returnvalue></term><listitem><para>Application
exited with failure</para>
</listitem></varlistentry>
</variablelist></refsect1>
<refsect1 id="esdrec-1-file"><title>&file-tt;</title>
<para>The following files are used by this application:</para>
<variablelist termlength="medium"><varlistentry><term><filename>/usr/bin/&cmd;</filename> 
</term><listitem><para>Executable for Enlightened Sound Daemon sound recorder.
</para>
</listitem></varlistentry>
</variablelist></refsect1>
<refsect1 id="esdrec-1-attr"><title>&attr-tt;</title>
<para>See <olink targetdocent="REFMAN5" localinfo="attributes-5"><citerefentry>
<refentrytitle>attributes</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry></olink>
for descriptions of the following attributes:</para>
<informaltable frame="all">
<tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1"><colspec colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="1*">
<colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="1*">
<thead>
<row><entry align="center" valign="middle">ATTRIBUTE TYPE</entry><entry align="center"
valign="middle">ATTRIBUTE VALUE</entry></row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row><entry><para>Availability</para></entry><entry><para>gnome/gnome-audio
</para></entry></row>
<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0"><para>Interface stability</para></entry><entry
colname="COLSPEC1"><para>Volatile</para></entry></row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</informaltable>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id="esdrec-1-also"><title>&also-tt;</title>
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<para>
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>esdcat</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>esdmon</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>esdplay</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>esdsample</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>esdctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>esd-config</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>libesd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>attributes</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id="esdrec-1-note"><title>&note-tt;</title>
<para>Written by Brian Cameron, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2003, 2006.</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
