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NAME

       ogg123 - plays Ogg Vorbis files

SYNOPSIS

       ogg123 [ -vqrzZVh ] [ -k seconds ] [ -x nth ] [ -y ntimes ] [ -b buffer_size ] [ -d driver
       [ -o option:value ] [ -f filename ] ] file ...  | directory ...  | URL ...

DESCRIPTION

       ogg123 reads Ogg Vorbis audio files and decodes them  to  the  devices  specified  on  the
       command  line.   By default, ogg123 writes to the standard sound device, but output can be
       sent to any number of devices.  Files can be read from the file system,  or  URLs  can  be
       streamed  via HTTP.  If a directory is given, all of the files in it or its subdirectories
       will be played.

OPTIONS

       --audio-buffer n
              Use an output audio buffer of approximately 'n' kilobytes.

       -@ playlist, --list playlist
              Play all of the files named in the file 'playlist'.  The playlist should  have  one
              filename, directory name, or URL per line.  Blank lines are permitted.  Directories
              will be treated in the same way as on the command line.

       -b n, --buffer n
              Use an input buffer of approximately 'n' kilobytes.  HTTP-only option.

       -p n, --prebuffer n
              Prebuffer 'n' percent of  the  input  buffer.   Playback  won't  begin  until  this
              prebuffer is complete.  HTTP-only option.

       -d device, --device device
              Specify  output  device.  See DEVICES section for a list of devices.  Any number of
              devices may be specified.

       -f filename, --file filename
              Specify output file for a file device  previously  specified  with  --device.   The
              filename  "-"  writes  to  standard  out.   If the file already exists, ogg123 will
              overwrite it.

       -h, --help
              Show command help.

       -k n, --skip n
              Skip  the  first  'n'  seconds.   'n'   may   also   be   in   minutes:seconds   or
              hours:minutes:seconds form.

       -K n, --end n
              Stops playing 'n' seconds from the start of the stream.  'n' may also have the same
              format as used in the --skip option.

       -o option[:value], --device-option option[:value]
              Sets the option option to value for the preceding device.  See DEVICES for  a  list
              of valid options for each device.

       -q, --quiet
              Quiet mode.  No messages are displayed.

       -V, --version
              Display version information.

       -v, --verbose
              Increase verbosity.

       -x n, --nth
              Play  every  'n'th  decoded  block.   Has  the effect of playing audio at 'n' times
              faster than normal speed.

       -y n, --ntimes
              Repeat every played block 'n' times.  Has the effect of  playing  audio  'n'  times
              slower than normal speed.  May be with -x for interesting fractional speeds.

       -r, --repeat
              Repeat playlist indefinitely.

       -z, --shuffle
              Play files in pseudo-random order.

       -Z, --random
              Play files in pseudo-random order forever.

DEVICES

       ogg123  supports  a  variety  of  audio  output devices through libao.  Only those devices
       supported by the target platform will be available.  The -f option may only be  used  with
       devices that write to files.

       Options supported by all devices:

              debug  Turn on debugging output [if any] for a chosen driver.

              matrix:value
                     Force  a  specific  output  channel ordering for a given device.  value is a
                     comma seperated list of AO style channel names, eg, L,R,C,LFE,BL,BR,SL,SR.

              verbose
                     Turn on verbose output for a chosen driver. the -v option will also set  the
                     driver verbose option.

              quiet  Force  chosen  driver to be completely silent.  Even errors will not produce
                     any output. -q will also set the driver quiet option.

       aixs   AIX live output driver. Options:

              dev:value
                     Set AIX output device to value

       alsa   Advanced Linux Sound Architecture live output driver. Options:

              buffer_time:value
                     Override the default hardware buffer size (in milliseconds).

              dev:value
                     ALSA device label to use. Examples include "hw:0" for  the  first  soundcard
                     and  "hw:1"  for  the  second.   The  alsa  driver  normally  chooses one of
                     "surround71",  "surround51",   "surround40"   or   "default"   automatically
                     depending   on  number  of  output  channels.   For  more  information,  see
                     http://alsa.opensrc.org/ALSA+device+labels

              period_time:value
                     Override the default hardware period size (in microseconds).

              period_time:value
                     Override the default hardware period size (in microseconds).

              use_mmap:value
                     value is set to "yes" or "no" to override the compiled-in default to use  or
                     not  use  mmap  device  access.   In  the past, some buggy alsa drivers have
                     behaved better when not using mmap access at the penalty of slightly  higher
                     CPU usage.

       arts   aRts Sound Daemon live output driver. Options:

              multi:value
                     value  is set to "yes" or "no" to allow opening the aRts playback device for
                     multiply concurrent playback.  Although the driver works properly  in  multi
                     mode,  it  is  known  to occasionally crash the aRts server itself.  Default
                     behavior is "no".

       au     Sun audio file output.  Writes the audio samples  in  AU  format.   The  AU  format
              supports writing to unseekable files like standard out.  In such circumstances, the
              AU header will specify the sample format, but not the length of the recording.

       esd    Enlightened Sound Daemon live output. Options:

              host:value
                     value specifies the hostname where esd is running.  This can include a  port
                     number after a colon, as in "whizbang.com:555".  (Default = localhost)

       irix   IRIX live output audio driver.

       macosx MacOS  X  'AUHAL'  live output driver.  This driver supports MacOS X 10.5 and later
              (10.4 and earlier uses an earlier, incompatable interface). Options:

              buffer_time:value
                     Set the hardware buffer size to the equivalent of value milliseconds.

       nas    Network Audio Server live output driver. Options:

              buf_size:value
                     Set size of audio buffer on server in bytes.

              host:value
                     Set location of NAS server; See nas(1) for format.

       null   Null driver.  All audio data is discarded.  (Note: Audio data  is  not  written  to
              /dev/null  !)   You could use this driver to test raw decoding speed without output
              overhead.

       oss    Open Sound System driver for Linux and FreeBSD, versions 2, 3 and 4. Options:

              dsp:value
                     DSP device for soundcard.  Defaults to /dev/dsp.

       pulse  Pulseaudio live audio sound driver. Options:

              server:value
                     Specifies location of remote or alternate Pulseaudio server.

              sink:value
                     Specifies a non-default Pulseaudio sink for audio stream.

       raw    Raw file output.  Writes raw audio samples to a file. Options:

              byteorder:value
                     Chooses big endian ("big"), little endian ("little"), or  native  ("native")
                     byte order.  Default is native order.

       roar   Roar Audio Daemon live output driver. Options:

              host:value
                     Specifies location of remote Roar server to use.

       sndio  OpenBSD SNDIO live output driver. Options:

              dev:value
                     Specifies audio device to use for playback.

       sun    Sun Audio live output driver for NetBSD, OpenBSD, and Solaris. Options:

              dev:value
                     Audio device for soundcard.  Defaults to /dev/audio.

       wav    WAV  file output.  Writes the sound data to disk in uncompressed form.  If multiple
              files are played, all of them will be concatenated into the  same  WAV  file.   WAV
              files  cannot  be  written  to  unseekable files, such as standard out.  Use the AU
              format instead.

       wmm    Windows MultiMedia live output driver for Win98 and later. Options:

              dev:value
                     Selects audio device to use for playback by device name.

              id:value
                     Selects audio device to use for playback by device id (card number).

EXAMPLES

       The ogg123 command line is fairly flexible, perhaps confusingly so.  Here are some  sample
       command lines and an explanation of what they do.

       Play on the default soundcard:
              ogg123 test.ogg

       Play all of the files in the directory ~/music and its subdirectories.
              ogg123 ~/music

       Play a file using the OSS driver:
              ogg123 -d oss test.ogg

       Pass the "dsp" option to the OSS driver:
              ogg123 -d oss -o dsp:/dev/mydsp

       Use the ESD driver
              ogg123 -d esd test.ogg

       Use the WAV driver with the output file, "test.wav":
              ogg123 -d wav -f test.wav test.ogg

       Listen to a file while you write it to a WAV file:
              ogg123 -d oss -d wav -f test.wav test.ogg

       Note that options apply to the device declared to the left:
              ogg123 -d oss -o dsp:/dev/mydsp -d raw -f test2.raw -o byteorder:big test.ogg

       Stress test your harddrive:
              ogg123  -d  oss  -d wav -f 1.wav -d wav -f 2.wav -d wav -f 3.wav -d wav -f 4.wav -d
              wav -f 5.wav test.ogg

       Create an echo effect with esd and a slow computer:
              ogg123 -d esd -d esd test.ogg

INTERRUPT

       You can abort ogg123 at any time by pressing Ctrl-C.  If you are playing  multiple  files,
       this  will  stop  the  current  file and begin playing the next one.  If you want to abort
       playing immediately instead of skipping to the next file, press Ctrl-C  within  the  first
       second of the playback of a new file.

       Note  that  the  result  of pressing Ctrl-C might not be audible immediately, due to audio
       data buffering in the audio device.  This delay is system dependent, but it is usually not
       more than one or two seconds.

FILES

       /etc/libao.conf
              Can be used to set the default output device for all libao programs.

       ~/.libao
              Per-user config file to override the system wide output device settings.

BUGS

       Piped  WAV  files may cause strange behavior in other programs.  This is because WAV files
       store the data length in the header.  However, the output driver does not know the  length
       when it writes the header, and there is no value that means "length unknown".  Use the raw
       or au output driver if you need to use ogg123 in a pipe.

AUTHORS

       Program Authors:
              Kenneth Arnold <kcarnold-xiph@arnoldnet.net>
              Stan Seibert <volsung@xiph.org>

       Manpage Author:
              Stan Seibert <volsung@xiph.org>

SEE ALSO

       libao.conf(5), oggenc(1), vorbiscomment(1), ogginfo(1)