July 2005
Intermediate to advanced
944 pages
158h 24m
English
book
Linux in a Nutshell, Fifth Edition
by Ellen Siever, Aaron Weber, Stephen Figgins, Robert Love, Arnold Robbins
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Linux
Commands
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-V, --version
Print version information and then exit.
-v, --variables
Display the variables referenced in the shell format, and then
exit.
esd
esd [options]
Start the Enlightened Sound Daemon, also called EsounD, a sound-
mixing daemon that allows multiple applications to access a single
audio device at one time.
Options
-d devicename
Use the specified device devicename. Some common sound
devices are /dev/dsp and /dev/dsp2.
-b Play eight-bit sound.
-r rate
Specify the sample rate for the server.
-as n
After n seconds of inactivity, release the audio device. Set to -1
for “never.”
-unix
Use UNIX domain sockets. Default is TCP/IP.
-tcp
Use TCP/IP sockets. This is the default.
-public
Allow remote systems to access the daemon over TCP/IP.
-promiscuous
Disable authentication. Not recommended.
-terminate
When last client exits, quit.
-nobeeps
Do not beep when starting.
-beeps
Beep when starting.
-trust
Allow esd to start even if the /tmp/.esd directory may be
insecure.
-port n
Listen on TCP/IP port n.
-bind address
Bind to the TCP/IP address specified.
-v, --version
Print version information and quit.
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