---
name: "autool"
section: "1nas"
platform: "linux"
package: "nas-bin"
version: "1.9.4-9"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/autool"
---

# autool(1nas)

audio play/record tool compatible with audiotool

## NAME

autool - audio play/record tool compatible with *audiotool*

## SYNOPSYS

**audiotool** \[-audio *servername*\] \[-volume *percent*\] \[-display *displayname*\] \[-geom geometry*\]  filename*

## DESCRIPTION

*The autool program is a replacement for the Sun audiotool program* *used to send* *audio files to Network Audio System servers.  It can be used either by making a*  *symbolic link name audiotool that points to autool and is* *before the OpenWindows version or by changing the OpenWindows deskset* *bindings database with the binder(1) command.*

## OPTIONS

*The following options may be used with the autool program:*

- **-audio** *servername*

  *This option specifies the Network Audio System server on which the files should be played.*

- **-volume** *0-100*

  *This option specifies the volume at which the data should be played as a*  *percentage of the maximum possible volume.  The default is 10 percent.*

- **-display** *displayname*

  *This option specifies the X Window System on which the control panel should be* *displayed.*

- **-geom** *geometry*

  *This option specifies the position and size of the control panel.*

## CONFIGURING OPENWINDOWS TO USE AUTOOL

*OpenWindows users can configure deskset applications to use autool* *to play audio files through following steps:*

- *1.*

  *Run the deskset configuration program binder.*

- *2.*

  *Locate the entry in the scrolling list named* **audio-file** *click on it once* *with the left mouse button.*

- *3.*

  *From the* **Props** *menu, select the* **Icon...** *entry with the right mouse* *button.*

- *4.*

  *Click on the button marked* **(+)** *in the lower right corner with the*  *left mouse button.  This will expand the window, adding another panel to*  *the right.*

- *5.*

  *On the line marked* **Application** *in the panel on the right, change* *\`\`audiotool'' to \`\`autool'' (you will need to specify a full path name if you* *have not installed autool in a directory in your path).  The initial*  *volume (which is a percentage* *relative to the recorded level; the default is 10) can be increased by* *inserting the \`\`-v percent'' option between \`\`autool'' and \`\`$FILE''.*

- *6.*

  *Press the Apply button in the left panel.*

- *7.*

  *Back in the main binder window, press the Save button in the* *upper left corner.*

- *8.*

  *Restart any deskset applications such as filemgr to have the updated* *values take effect.*

*Double clicking in filemgr on file names that end in* **.snd** *will*  *now cause autool to invoked.*

## ENVIRONMENT

*The following environment variables are used by autool:*

- **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.*

## AUTHOR

*Dave Lemke, Network Computing Devices, Inc.*