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Re: [SLE] How to play sound from the command line?
  • From: James Wright <jwright01@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 05 May 2006 12:09:43 -0400
  • Message-id: <445B78C7.6030403@xxxxxxx>
Marshall Lake wrote:

I need to play a sound from the command line. Which program and which format should I use ?

Try
play <filename>

I believe it can determine the file format on it's own. If not, use the -t option.

man play

Or try:

splay <filename>

Works well for WAV and MP3 files.

- James W.

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