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.TH ESDREC 1 "EsounD @VERSION@" "Feb 2006" "Enlightened Sound Daemon"
.SH "NAME"
esdrec \- record a sound file
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.PP
\fBesdrec\fR [-\fBs \fIhostname\fR:\fIport\fR\fR] [-\fBb\fR] [-\fBh\fR] [-\fBm\fR] [-\fBr \fIfreq\fR\fR]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
The \fBesdrec\fR application pipes data from the sound device
to \fBstdout\fR using the Enlightened Sound Daemon (\fBesd\fR)\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
The following options are supported:
.sp
.ne 2
.mk
\fB-\fBs \fIhostname\fR:\fIport\fR\fR\fR
.in +16n
.rt
Contact the \fBesd\fR server on \fIhostname\fR at \fIport\fR\&.
.sp
.sp 1
.in -16n
.sp
.ne 2
.mk
\fB-\fBb\fR\fR
.in +16n
.rt
Specify that
the output should be in 8-bit format\&. By default, the output is in 16-bit
format\&.
.sp
.sp 1
.in -16n
.sp
.ne 2
.mk
\fB-\fBh\fR\fR
.in +16n
.rt
Display help
text, and exit\&.
.sp
.sp 1
.in -16n
.sp
.ne 2
.mk
\fB-\fBm\fR\fR
.in +16n
.rt
Specify that
the output should be in mono format\&. By default, the output is in stereo format\&.
.sp
.sp 1
.in -16n
.sp
.ne 2
.mk
\fB-\fBr \fIfreq\fR\fR\fR
.in +16n
.rt
Specify that the output rate should be set to \fIfreq\fR\&. By default, the output rate is set to 44\&.1 kHz\&.
.sp
.sp 1
.in -16n
.SH "EXAMPLES"
.PP
\fBExample 1: Record sound from sound device to file "sample"\fR
.PP
.PP
.nf
example% \fBesdrec > sample\fR
.fi
.SH "EXIT STATUS"
.PP
The following exit values are returned:
.sp
.ne 2
.mk
\fB\fB0\fR\fR
.in +9n
.rt
Application exited successfully
.sp
.sp 1
.in -9n
.sp
.ne 2
.mk
\fB\fB>0\fR\fR
.in +9n
.rt
Application
exited with failure
.sp
.sp 1
.in -9n
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.IX Header "SEE ALSO"
\&\fIesd\fR\|(1), \fIesdcat\fR\|(1), \fIesddsp\fR\|(1), \fIesdloop\fR\|(1), \fIesdplay\fR\|(1), \fIesdsample\fR\|(1),
\&\fIesd-config\fR\|(1), \fIesdctl\fR\|(1), \fIesdfilt\fR\|(1), \fIesdmon\fR\|(1)