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audiorecord - record an audio file
SYNOPSIS
audiorecord [-af] [-v vol] [-c channels] [-s rate]
[-e encoding] [-t time] [-i info] [-d dev]
- [-T au | aif[f] | wav] [file[.au|.aif[f]]|.wav]
+ [-T au|aif[f]|wav] [file[.au|.aif[f]|.wav]]
DESCRIPTION
The audiorecord utility copies audio data from the audio device to a
named audio file, or to the standard output if no filename is present.
If no output file is specified and standard output is a tty, the
program exits with an error message.
- By default, monaural audio data is recorded at 8 kHz and encoded in
- -law format. If the audio device supports additional configurations,
- the -c, -s, and -e options may be used to specify the data format. The
+ By default, monaural audio data is recorded at 8 kHz and encoded in u-
+ law format. If the audio device supports additional configurations, the
+ -c, -s, and -e options may be used to specify the data format. The
output file is prefixed by an audio file header that identifies the
format of the data encoded in the file.
Recording begins immediately and continues until a SIGINT signal (for
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exits immediately.
OPTIONS
The following options are supported:
- -\?
+ -?
Help: Prints a command line usage message.
-a
Append: Appends the data on the end of the
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is not specified, the input volume remains at
the level most recently set by any process.
OPERANDS
- file[.au|.aif[f]]|.wav
+ file[.au|.aif[f]|.wav]
File Specification: The named audio file is rewritten, or appended.
If no filename is present, and standard output is not a tty, or if
the special filename "-" is specified, output is directed to the
standard output.
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the file suffix.
USAGE
See largefile(5) for the description of the behavior of audiorecord
- when encountering files greater than or equal to 2 Gbyte ( 2^31 bytes).
+ when encountering files greater than or equal to 2 Gbyte (2^31 bytes).
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
AUDIODEV
The full path name of the audio device to record from, if
no -d argument is supplied. If the AUDIODEV variable is not
set, /dev/audio is used.
-ATTRIBUTES
- See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
-
-
-
-
- +--------------------+-----------------+
- | ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
- +--------------------+-----------------+
- |Architecture | SPARC, x86 |
- +--------------------+-----------------+
- |Interface Stability | Committed |
- +--------------------+-----------------+
-
SEE ALSO
- audioconvert(1), audioplay(1), attributes(5), largefile(5), audio(7I)
+ audioconvert(1), audioplay(1), largefile(5), audio(7I)
- May 13, 2017 AUDIORECORD(1)
+ February 8, 2020 AUDIORECORD(1)