ESDREC(1)

📦 version 0.2.41, in epel 9, fedora 43, fedora 44

💖 ESDREC — the Enlightened Sound Daemon girlies' guide 💖

okay so bestie, you're holding a page from the Enlightened Sound Daemon manual, and this one is ESDREC(1) — yes, section 1, we love a section 1 moment. 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

esdrec — record a sound file. that's it. that's the whole job. and she does it flawlessly. 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

esdrec [-s hostname:port] [-b] [-h] [-m] [-r freq]

look at her. compact. efficient. main character energy fr fr. 🦋

💜 DESCRIPTION 💜

so the esdrec application literally just pipes data from the sound device straight to stdout using the Enlightened Sound Daemon (esd). no drama, no extra steps, no cap. it's giving "middleman but make it iconic". ✨

🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

here's everything she supports, and yes we're going through all of them because that's what besties do:

  • -s hostname:port — contact the esd server on hostname at port. you're picking where the party's at, basically. 🌈
  • -b — specify that the output should be in 8-bit format. by default, the output is in 16-bit format. downgrade vibes, but sometimes that's the assignment. 💀
  • -h — display help text, and exit. she's telling you what's up and then she's leaving. queen behavior. 👑
  • -m — specify that the output should be in mono format. by default, the output is in stereo format. one channel instead of two. it's giving "solo era". 🎤
  • -r freq — specify that the output rate should be set to freq. by default, the output rate is set to 44.1 kHz. the classic. the icon. the standard. 🎧

🦋 EXAMPLES 🦋

Example 1: Record sound from sound device to file "sample"

okay this is the moment, this is the one:

example% esdrec > sample

that redirect? doing the absolute most and i'm obsessed with it. sound goes in, sample comes out. periodt. 💖

⭐ EXIT STATUS ⭐

the following exit values are returned, and she's very clear about them:

  • 0 — Application exited successfully. we ate. 🔥
  • >0 — Application exited with failure. not the vibe. 😭

🌸 SEE ALSO 🌸

the whole friend group, and yes they're all invited:

esd(1), esdcat(1), esddsp(1), esdloop(1), esdplay(1), esdsample(1), esdconfig(1), esdctl(1), esdfilt(1), esdmon(1)

ngl, go read esd(1) first if you're lost — she's the mother of the group chat. 🙈

okay that's the whole page, bestie!! you understood it, you're literally so smart, i'm so proud of you 🫶💖

this little love letter came from EsounD 0.2.41, dated Feb 2006 — vintage but she still slays, mwah 💋✨

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