NAME

       rplay - play, pause, continue, and stop sounds

SYNOPSIS

       rplay [options] [sound ...]

DESCRIPTION

       rplay  is  client  that communicates with rplayd to play, pause, continue, and stop sounds using both the
       RPLAY and RPTP protocols.  Sound files can be played by rplayd directly if available on the local  system
       or  sounds  can be sent over the network using UDP or TCP/IP.  rplay will attempt to determine whether or
       not the server has the sound before using the network.

OPTIONS

       -b BYTES, --buffer-size=BYTES
              Use of a buffer size of BYTES when playing sounds using RPTP flows.  The default is 8K.

       -c, --continue
              Continue sounds.

       -n N, --count=N
              Number of times to play the sound, default = 1.

       -N N, --list-count=N
              Number of times to play all the sounds, default = 1.

       --list-name=NAME
              Name this list NAME.  rplayd appends sounds with the same NAME into the  same  sound  list  --  it
              plays them sequentially.

       --help Display helpful information.

       -h HOST, --host=HOST, --hosts=HOST
              Specify the rplay host, default = localhost.

       -i INFO, --info=INFO
              Audio  information for a sound file.  This option is intended to be used when sounds are read from
              standard input.  INFO must be of the form:
                  `format,sample-rate,bits,channels,byte-order,offset' Examples: ulaw,8000,8,1,big-endian,0
                        gsm,8000 Shorthand info is provided for Sun's audio devices using the following options:
              --info-amd, --info-dbri, --info-cs4231.  There's also: --info-ulaw and --info-gsm.

       -p, --pause
              Pause sounds.

       --port=PORT
              Use PORT instead of the default RPLAY/UDP or RPTP/TCP port.

       -P N, --priority=N
              Play sounds at priority N (0 <= N <= 255), default = 0.

       -r, --random
              Randomly choose one of the given sounds.

       --reset
              Tell the server to reset itself.

       --rplay, --RPLAY
              Force  the  use  of the RPLAY protocol.  The default protocol to be used is determined by checking
              whether or not the server has local access to the specified sounds.  RPLAY is used when sounds are
              accessible,  otherwise  RPTP  and  possibly  flows  are  used.  RPLAY will also be used when sound
              accessibility cannot be determined.

       --rptp, --RPTP
              Force the use of the RPTP protocol.  See `--rplay' for more information about protocols.

       -R N, --sample-rate=N
              Play sounds at sample rate N, default = 0.

       -s, --stop
              Stop sounds.

       --version
              Print the rplay version and exit.

       -v N, --volume=N
              Play sounds at volume N (0 <= N <= 255), default = 127.

SEE ALSO

       rplayd(8), rptp(1)

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