ESD(D)                   Debian GNU/Linux                  ESD(D)



NAME
       esd - The Enlightened Sound Daemon

DESCRIPTION
       Starts up EsounD, which provides a sound mixing server.

USAGE
       esd [options]

         -d DEVICE   force esd to use sound device DEVICE
         -b          run server in 8 bit sound mode
         -r RATE     run server at sample rate of RATE
         -as SECS    free audio device after SECS of inactivity
         -unix       use unix domain sockets instead of tcp/ip
         -tcp        use tcp/ip sockets instead of unix domain
         -public     make tcp/ip access public (other than localhost)
         -terminate  terminate esd daemone after last client exits
         -nobeeps    do not play startup beeps
         -port PORT  listen for connections at PORT (only for tcp/ip)

       Possible devices are:  /dev/dsp, /dev/dsp2, etc.

FILES /etc/esoundd/esd.conf             daemon configuration file
SEE ALSO
       esdcat(t), esddsp(p), esdloop(p), esdplay(y), esdsam-
       ple(e), esd-config(g), esdctl(l), esdfilt(t), esdmon(n),
       esdrec(c)



potato                      2001-11-18                     ESD(D)