Linux Command Directory
This directory of Linux commands is from Linux in a Nutshell, 5th Edition.
Click on any of the 687 commands below to get a description and list of available options. All links in the command summaries point to the online version of the book on Safari Bookshelf.
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esdctl
esdctl [options] command
Control program for the Enlightened Sound Daemon.
Options
Hostname of the server where esd is running (default is localhost). Port number is optional.
Commands
Allow only local clients to access the daemon.
Allow remote clients to access the daemon.
Stop sound output.
Start sound output.
Cache the specified sample in the daemon's memory.
Retrieve the named sample from the memory.
Free the named sample.
Play the named sample.
Loop the named sample.
Stop an ongoing loop at the end of the next cycle.
Get server information.
Get all available information from server: server, player, sample information.
Pan for a stream.
Pan for a sample. Default left and right values are scaled to 256.
Check whether the server is in standby mode.
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