PlaySoundFile

This page was last updated on July 18, 2009.

Type this command in a terminal window, replacing the path and filename with the path and filename to the sound file you wish to play:

aplay -q "/path/filename.wav"

Note that this works by default with .wav files. To use it with au, raw, or voc files, you have to add a t to the command, followed by the file type. Examples:

• .au:

aplay -qt au "/path/filename.au"

• .raw:

aplay -qt raw "/path/filename.raw"

• .voc:

aplay -qt voc "/path/filename.voc"

Obligatory Happy Ending

And they all lived happily ever after. The end.