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Running EsounD
esd
The Enlightened Sound Daemon
esd [options]
| option | purpose |
|---|---|
| -nobeeps | inhibits the default startup tone sequence |
| -d DEVICE | use audio device DEVICE (esd -h for values) |
| -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 |
| -vt | enable trace diagnostic info (debug builds only) |
| -vc | enable comms diagnostic info (debug builds only) |
| -vm | enable mixer diagnostic info (debug builds only) |
| -port port | accept connections on given port (default=5001) |
In addition, "kill -HUP esd-pid resets ownership of the daemon. The file, ˜/.esd-auth, is used for authentication, and is created if needed.
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