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NAME
praat-open-files - Open sound files with Praat
SYNOPSIS
praat-open-files [–new] [–wait=secs] file [file ...]
DESCRIPTION
The praat-open-files command allows one to open of sound files with praat from the command line. Any file type recognized by Praat (WAV, FLAC, MP3, etc) can be given as arguments.
OPTIONS
--new Launch a new instance of praat for viewing and editing the sound files. By default, praat-open-files try to open the files in an running praat program, and fails if there is none. --wait=secs By default, when the –new option is used, praat-open-files waits for 3 seconds before sending commands to the newly launched instance of praat. If praat takes longer to be launched on your system, specify another value with the –wait option.
EXAMPLES
praat-open-files file.wav relative/path/file.flac /absolute/path/file.mp3 Open the three specified files with individual View & Edit windows for each one on a running instance of praat. praat-open-files --new file.wav Open file.wav in a new instance of praat. praat-open-files --new --wait=5 file.wav Open file.wav in a new instance of praat, waiting 5 seconds before sending the request to open the file.
AUTHOR
Rafael Laboissière <rafael@laboissiere.net>
SEE ALSO
For further information, see the Praat website <http://www.praat.org>. April 22, 2013 PRAAT-OPEN-FILES(1)