---
name: "cacaplay"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libcaca"
version: "0.99.beta20-7"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cacaplay"
---

# cacaplay(1)

play libcaca files

## NAME

cacaplay - play libcaca files

## SYNOPSIS

**cacaplay \[FILE\]**

## DESCRIPTION

**cacaplay** plays libcaca animation files. These files can be created by any libcaca program by setting the **CACA\_DRIVER** environment variable to **raw** and storing the program's standard output.

If no file argument is provided or '-' is used, **cacaplay** will read its data from the standard input.

## EXAMPLES

cacaplay file.caca

CACA\_DRIVER=raw CACA\_GEOMETRY=80x32 cacademo \| cacaplay

## SEE ALSO

[cacaserver(1)](/cacaserver/1.md)

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Sam Hocevar \<sam@hocevar.net\>.