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ogg123(1)			 Vorbis Tools			     ogg123(1)

NAME
       ogg123 - plays Ogg Vorbis files

SYNOPSIS
       ogg123  [  -vqrzZVh ] [ -k seconds ] [ -x nth ] [ -y ntimes ] [ -b buf‐
       fer_size ] [ -d driver [ -o option:value ] [ -f filename ] ]  file  ...
       | directory ...	| URL ...

DESCRIPTION
       ogg123  reads  Ogg  Vorbis  audio files and decodes them to the devices
       specified on the command line.  By default, ogg123 writes to the	 stan‐
       dard  sound  device,  but  output can be sent to any number of devices.
       Files can be read from the file system, or URLs	can  be	 streamed  via
       HTTP.  If a directory is given, all of the files in it or its subdirec‐
       tories will be played.

OPTIONS
       --audio-buffer n
	      Use an output audio buffer of approximately 'n' kilobytes.

       -@ playlist, --list playlist
	      Play all of  the	files  named  in  the  file  'playlist'.   The
	      playlist	should	have  one filename, directory name, or URL per
	      line.  Blank lines are permitted.	 Directories will  be  treated
	      in the same way as on the command line.

       -b n, --buffer n
	      Use  an  input buffer of approximately 'n' kilobytes.  HTTP-only
	      option.

       -p n, --prebuffer n
	      Prebuffer 'n' percent of the input buffer.  Playback won't begin
	      until this prebuffer is complete.	 HTTP-only option.

       -d device, --device device
	      Specify  output  device.	 See  DEVICES  section	for  a list of
	      devices.	Any number of devices may be specified.

       -f filename, --file filename
	      Specify output file for file devices.  The filename  "-"	writes
	      to  standard out.	 If the file already exists, ogg123 will over‐
	      write it.

       -h, --help
	      Show command help.

       -k n, --skip n
	      Skip the first 'n' seconds.  'n' may also be in  minutes:seconds
	      or hours:minutes:seconds form.

       -K n, --end n
	      Stops playing 'n' seconds from the start of the stream.  'n' may
	      also have the same format as used in the --skip option.

       -o option[:value], --device-option option[:value]
	      Sets the option option to value for the preceding	 device.   See
	      DEVICES for a list of valid options for each device.

       -q, --quiet
	      Quiet mode.  No messages are displayed.

       -V, --version
	      Display version information.

       -v, --verbose
	      Increase verbosity.

       -x n, --nth
	      Play every 'n'th decoded block.  Has the effect of playing audio
	      at 'n' times faster than normal speed.

       -y n, --ntimes
	      Repeat every played block 'n' times.  Has the effect of  playing
	      audio  'n'  times	 slower than normal speed.  May be with -x for
	      interesting fractional speeds.

       -r, --repeat
	      Repeat playlist indefinitely.

       -z, --shuffle
	      Play files in pseudo-random order.

       -Z, --random
	      Play files in pseudo-random order forever.

DEVICES
       ogg123 supports a variety of audio output devices through libao.	  Only
       those  devices supported by the target platform will be available.  The
       -f option may only be used with devices that write to files.

       Options supported by all devices:

	      debug  Turn on debugging output [if any] for a chosen driver.

	      matrix:value
		     Force a specific output  channel  ordering	 for  a	 given
		     device.   value  is  a  comma  seperated list of AO style
		     channel names, eg, L,R,C,LFE,BL,BR,SL,SR.

	      verbose
		     Turn on verbose output for a chosen driver. the -v option
		     will also set the driver verbose option.

	      quiet  Force chosen driver to be completely silent.  Even errors
		     will not produce any output. -q will also set the	driver
		     quiet option.

       aixs   AIX live output driver. Options:

	      dev:value
		     Set AIX output device to value

       alsa   Advanced Linux Sound Architecture live output driver. Options:

	      buffer_time:value
		     Override  the  default hardware buffer size (in millisec‐
		     onds).

	      dev:value
		     ALSA device label to use. Examples include "hw:0" for the
		     first  soundcard  and  "hw:1"  for	 the second.  The alsa
		     driver  normally  chooses	one  of	 "surround71",	 "sur‐
		     round51", "surround40" or "default" automatically depend‐
		     ing on number of output channels.	For more  information,
		     see http://alsa.opensrc.org/ALSA+device+labels

	      period_time:value
		     Override  the  default hardware period size (in microsec‐
		     onds).

	      period_time:value
		     Override the default hardware period size	(in  microsec‐
		     onds).

	      use_mmap:value
		     value is set to "yes" or "no" to override the compiled-in
		     default to use or not use mmap  device  access.   In  the
		     past,  some  buggy	 alsa drivers have behaved better when
		     not using mmap access at the penalty of  slightly	higher
		     CPU usage.

       arts   aRts Sound Daemon live output driver. Options:

	      multi:value
		     value  is	set to "yes" or "no" to allow opening the aRts
		     playback  device  for   multiply	concurrent   playback.
		     Although  the  driver works properly in multi mode, it is
		     known to  occasionally  crash  the	 aRts  server  itself.
		     Default behavior is "no".

       au     Sun  audio  file output.	Writes the audio samples in AU format.
	      The AU format supports writing to unseekable files like standard
	      out.  In such circumstances, the AU header will specify the sam‐
	      ple format, but not the length of the recording.

       esd    Enlightened Sound Daemon live output. Options:

	      host:value
		     value specifies the hostname where esd is running.	  This
		     can   include   a	port  number  after  a	colon,	as  in
		     "whizbang.com:555".  (Default = localhost)

       irix   IRIX live output audio driver.

       macosx MacOS X 'AUHAL' live output driver.  This driver supports	 MacOS
	      X 10.5 and later (10.4 and earlier uses an earlier, incompatable
	      interface). Options:

	      buffer_time:value
		     Set the hardware buffer size to the equivalent  of	 value
		     milliseconds.

       nas    Network Audio Server live output driver. Options:

	      buf_size:value
		     Set size of audio buffer on server in bytes.

	      host:value
		     Set location of NAS server; See nas(1) for format.

       null   Null driver.  All audio data is discarded.  (Note: Audio data is
	      not written to /dev/null !)  You could use this driver  to  test
	      raw decoding speed without output overhead.

       oss    Open  Sound  System  driver for Linux and FreeBSD, versions 2, 3
	      and 4. Options:

	      dsp:value
		     DSP device for soundcard.	Defaults to /dev/dsp.

       pulse  Pulseaudio live audio sound driver. Options:

	      server:value
		     Specifies location	 of  remote  or	 alternate  Pulseaudio
		     server.

	      sink:value
		     Specifies a non-default Pulseaudio sink for audio stream.

       raw    Raw file output.	Writes raw audio samples to a file. Options:

	      byteorder:value
		     Chooses  big endian ("big"), little endian ("little"), or
		     native ("native") byte order.  Default is native order.

       roar   Roar Audio Daemon live output driver. Options:

	      host:value
		     Specifies location of remote Roar server to use.

       sndio  OpenBSD SNDIO live output driver. Options:

	      dev:value
		     Specifies audio device to use for playback.

       sun    Sun Audio live output driver for NetBSD, OpenBSD,	 and  Solaris.
	      Options:

	      dev:value
		     Audio device for soundcard.  Defaults to /dev/audio.

       wav    WAV  file output.	 Writes the sound data to disk in uncompressed
	      form.  If multiple files are played, all of them	will  be  con‐
	      catenated	 into  the same WAV file.  WAV files cannot be written
	      to unseekable files, such as standard out.  Use  the  AU	format
	      instead.

       wmm    Windows  MultiMedia  live	 output	 driver	 for  Win98 and later.
	      Options:

	      dev:value
		     Selects audio device to use for playback by device name.

	      id:value
		     Selects audio device to use for  playback	by  device  id
		     (card number).

EXAMPLES
       The  ogg123  command  line  is fairly flexible, perhaps confusingly so.
       Here are some sample command lines and an explanation of what they do.

       Play on the default soundcard:
	      ogg123 test.ogg

       Play all of the files in the directory ~/music and its subdirectories.
	      ogg123 ~/music

       Play a file using the OSS driver:
	      ogg123 -d oss test.ogg

       Pass the "dsp" option to the OSS driver:
	      ogg123 -d oss -o dsp:/dev/mydsp

       Use the ESD driver
	      ogg123 -d esd test.ogg

       Use the WAV driver with the output file, "test.wav":
	      ogg123 -d wav -f test.wav test.ogg

       Listen to a file while you write it to a WAV file:
	      ogg123 -d oss -d wav -f test.wav test.ogg

       Note that options apply to the device declared to the left:
	      ogg123 -d oss -o dsp:/dev/mydsp -d raw  -f  test2.raw  -o	 byte‐
	      order:big test.ogg

       Stress test your harddrive:
	      ogg123 -d oss -d wav -f 1.wav -d wav -f 2.wav -d wav -f 3.wav -d
	      wav -f 4.wav -d wav -f 5.wav test.ogg

       Create an echo effect with esd and a slow computer:
	      ogg123 -d esd -d esd test.ogg

INTERRUPT
       You can abort ogg123 at any time by pressing Ctrl-C.  If you are	 play‐
       ing  multiple  files, this will stop the current file and begin playing
       the next one.  If you want to  abort  playing  immediately  instead  of
       skipping	 to the next file, press Ctrl-C within the first second of the
       playback of a new file.

       Note that the result of pressing Ctrl-C might not  be  audible  immedi‐
       ately,  due to audio data buffering in the audio device.	 This delay is
       system dependent, but it is usually not more than one or two seconds.

FILES
       /etc/libao.conf
	      Can be used to set the default output device for all libao  pro‐
	      grams.

       ~/.libao
	      Per-user	config	file to override the system wide output device
	      settings.

BUGS
       Piped WAV files may cause strange behavior in other programs.  This  is
       because	WAV  files  store the data length in the header.  However, the
       output driver does not know the length when it writes the  header,  and
       there  is no value that means "length unknown".	Use the raw or au out‐
       put driver if you need to use ogg123 in a pipe.

AUTHORS
       Program Authors:
	      Kenneth Arnold <kcarnold-xiph@arnoldnet.net>
	      Stan Seibert <volsung@xiph.org>

       Manpage Author:
	      Stan Seibert <volsung@xiph.org>

SEE ALSO
       libao.conf(5), oggenc(1), vorbiscomment(1), ogginfo(1)

Xiph.Org Foundation		 2010 March 24			     ogg123(1)
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