tldr/pages/linux/aplay.md

aplay

Sound player for ALSA soundcard driver. More information: https://manned.org/aplay.

• Play a specific file (sampling rate, bit depth, etc. will be automatically determined for the file format):

aplay {{path/to/file}}

• Play the first 10 seconds of a specific file at 2500 Hz:

aplay {{[-d|--duration]}} {{10}} {{[-r|--rate]}} {{2500}} {{path/to/file}}

• Play the raw file as a 22050 Hz, mono, 8-bit, Mu-Law .au file:

aplay {{[-c|--channels]}} {{1}} {{[-t|--file-type]}} {{raw}} {{[-r|--rate]}} {{22050}} {{[-f|--format]}} {{mu_law}} {{path/to/file}}

• List available audio devices:

aplay {{[-l|--list-devices]}}