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ESDREC(1)                  Enlightened Sound Daemon                  ESDREC(1)

NAME
       esdrec - record a sound file

SYNOPSIS
       esdrec [-s hostname:port] [-b] [-h] [-m] [-r freq]

DESCRIPTION
       The esdrec application pipes data from the sound device to stdout using
       the Enlightened Sound Daemon (esd).

OPTIONS
       The following options are supported:

       -s hostname:port
                       Contact the esd server on hostname at port.

       -b
                       Specify that the output should be in 8-bit format. By
                       default, the output is in 16-bit format.

       -h
                       Display help text, and exit.

       -m
                       Specify that the output should be in mono format. By
                       default, the output is in stereo format.

       -r freq
                       Specify that the output rate should be set to freq. By
                       default, the output rate is set to 44.1 kHz.

EXAMPLES
       Example 1: Record sound from sound device to file "sample"

       example% esdrec > sample

EXIT STATUS
       The following exit values are returned:

       0
                Application exited successfully

       >0
                Application exited with failure

SEE ALSO
       esd(1), esdcat(1), esddsp(1), esdloop(1), esdplay(1), esdsample(1),
       esd-config(1), esdctl(1), esdfilt(1), esdmon(1)

Feb 2006                         EsounD 0.2.41                       ESDREC(1)