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Linux in a Nutshell, Fifth Edition

by Ellen Siever, Aaron Weber, Stephen Figgins, Robert Love, Arnold Robbins
July 2005
Intermediate to advanced
944 pages
158h 24m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Chapter 3: Linux Commands
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--verbose
Print names of files being processed.
--version
Print version number, then exit.
aconnect
aconnect [options] [sender] [receiver]
aconnect [options]
Like its GUI relative alsa-patch-bay, aconnect connects ports in
MIDI hardware and software to route events, similar to running
patch cables between different mixers and synthesizers in an all-
hardware audio system. aconnect is part of the ALSA (Advanced
Linux Sound Architecture) system.
Options
-d, --disconnect
Undo the connection described.
-e, --exclusive
The connection being created must be exclusive: the sender
and receiver ports may not connect to any other port.
-i, --input
List all input (sender) ports. This flag is used without any
other arguments or flags.
-o, --output
List all output (receiver) ports. This flag is used without any
other arguments or flags.
-r, --real queue-name
All events processed through this connection get new time-
stamps from the named real-time queue. The receiving port
must have access to, and use, the real-time queue.
-t, --tick queue-name
All events processed through this connection get new time-
stamps from the specified tick queue.
-x, --remove-all
Cancel all connections. This flag is used without any other
arguments or flags.
acpi
acpi [options]
Displays information about the ACPI ...
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