AUINFO(1) manual page

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## Name

auinfo - show information about a Network Audio System server

## Synopsis

auinfo [-audio servername]

## Description

The auinfo program provides information describing a Network Audio System server. It lists the capabilities of the server, the devices that are attached to it, the data formats that are accepted, and any predefined sounds that have been stored in the server.

## Example

The following example shows the output produced by auinfo when connected to an NCD MCX(tm) display station:

    Audio Server:           tcp/lemkemcx:8000
    Version Number:         2.0
    Vendor:                 Network Computing Devices Inc.
    Vendor Release:         3000
    Min Sample Rate:        1000
    Max Sample Rate:        52000
    Max Tracks:             32
    Number of Formats:      7
    Formats:                ULAW8  LinearUnsigned8  LinearSigned8
                            LinearSigned16MSB  LinearUnsigned16MSB
                            LinearSigned16LSB  LinearUnsigned16LSB
    Number of Elem Types:   11
    Element Types:          ImportClient  ImportDevice  ImportBucket  Bundle

                            MultiplyConstant  AddConstant  Sum  ExportClient

                            ExportDevice  ExportBucket  ExportMonitor
    Number of Wave Forms:   0
    Number of Actions:      2
    Actions:                ChangeState  SendNotify
    Number of Devices:      5
        Device 0:
            Changable:      Gain  LineMode
            ID:             0x34
            Kind:           PhysicalInput
            Use:            Import
            Format:         LinearSigned16MSB
            Num Tracks:     1
            Access:         Import  List
            Description:    "Mono Channel Input"
            Min Rate:       1000
            Max Rate:       52000
            Location:       Left  Right  External
            Gain Percent:   15
            Line Mode:      High
        Device 1:
            Changable:      Gain
            ID:             0x32
            Kind:           PhysicalOutput
            Use:            Export
            Format:         LinearSigned16MSB
            Num Tracks:     2
            Access:         Export  List
            Description:    "Stereo Channel Output"
            Min Rate:       1000
            Max Rate:       52000
            Location:       Left  Right  External
            Gain Percent:   24
            Num Children:   2
            Children:       0x30 0x31
        Device 2:
            Changable:      Gain
            ID:             0x33
            Kind:           PhysicalOutput
            Use:            Export
            Format:         LinearSigned16MSB
            Num Tracks:     1
            Access:         Export  List
            Description:    "Mono Channel Output"
            Min Rate:       1000
            Max Rate:       52000
            Location:       Left  Right  External
            Gain Percent:   24
            Num Children:   2
            Children:       0x30 0x31
        Device 3:
            Changable:      Gain
            ID:             0x31
            Kind:           PhysicalOutput
            Use:            Export
            Format:         LinearSigned16MSB
            Num Tracks:     1
            Access:         Export  List
            Description:    "Right Channel Output"
            Min Rate:       1000
            Max Rate:       52000
            Location:       Right  External
            Gain Percent:   24
            Num Children:   0
        Device 4:
            Changable:      Gain
            ID:             0x30
            Kind:           PhysicalOutput
            Use:            Export
            Format:         LinearSigned16MSB
            Num Tracks:     1
            Access:         Export  List
            Description:    "Left Channel Output"
            Min Rate:       1000
            Max Rate:       52000
            Location:       Left  External
            Gain Percent:   24
            Num Children:   0
    Number of Buckets:      0
        Bucket 0:
            ID:             0x1400008
            Kind:           Bucket
            Use:            Import  Export
            Format:         ULAW8
            Num Tracks:     1
            Access:         Import  Export  Destroy  List
            Description:    "Monty Python - Australian Table Wines"
            Sample Rate:    8000
            Num Samples:    697944
        Bucket 1:
            ID:             0x1400007
            Kind:           Bucket
            Use:            Import  Export
            Format:         LinearUnsigned8
            Num Tracks:     1
            Access:         Import  Export  Destroy  List
            Description:    ""I'm sorry Dave, I can't do that" - HAL from 2001"
            Sample Rate:    22255
            Num Samples:    85504
        Bucket 2:
            ID:             0x1400006
            Kind:           Bucket
            Use:            Import  Export
            Format:         LinearUnsigned8
            Num Tracks:     1
            Access:         Import  Export  Destroy  List
            Description:    ""He's dead, Jim" - Dr. McCoy"
            Sample Rate:    11128
            Num Samples:    31602

## Environment

AUDIOSERVER
  This variable specifies the default audio server to contact if -audio is not specified on the command line.
DISPLAY
  If AUDIOSERVER is not set, this variable is examined to find the name of the corresponding X Window System display.

## See Also

nas(1)

## Copyright

Copyright 1993, 1994 Network Computing Devices, Inc.
See nas(1) for a full statement of rights and permissions.

## Author

Jim Fulton, Network Computing Devices, Inc.

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