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3.1. esd 
	The Enlightened Sound Daemon
      
	esd [options]      
optionpurpose -nobeeps inhibits the default startup tone sequence -d DEVICE use audio device DEVICE (esd -h for values) -b run server in 8 bit sound mode -r RATE run server at sample rate of RATE -as SECS free audio device after SECS of inactivity -vt enable trace diagnostic info (debug builds only) -vc enable comms diagnostic info (debug builds only) -vm enable mixer diagnostic info (debug builds only) -port port accept connections on given port (default=5001) 
	In addition, "kill -HUP esd-pid resets ownership of the daemon.
	The file, ˜/.esd-auth, is used for authentication, and is
	created if needed.
      
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