---
name: "gphone"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "gphone"
version: "0.5.2-5"
release: "Debian 3.0 (Woody)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gphone"
---

# gphone(1)

a graphical internet phone

## NAME

gphone - a graphical internet phone

## SYNOPSIS

**gphone \[-h8v?\] \[-r** *port* **\] \[-l** *port* **\] \[-c** *hostname* **\] \[--ixj\] \[-t** *filename* **\] \[--usage\]**\

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **gphone** command. This manual page was written for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution because the original program does not have a manual page.

**gphone** is a program that allows you to talk to others on the internet though a microphone and speaker.

## OPTIONS

These programs follow the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (\`-'). A summary of options is included below.

- **-?, --help**

  Show summary of options.

- **--usage**

  Display brief usage message.

- **-r, --remote-port=port**

  Set RTP port to connect to on remote computer

- **-l, --local-port=port**

  Set RTP port to listen on

- **-c, --call=hostname**

  Call to another computer

- **-h, --half-duplex**

  Talk half-duplex

- **-8, --eight-bit**

  Use eight bit sound

- **-v, --verbose**

  Print informational messages to the console

- **--ixj**

  Use Internet PhoneJACK

- **-t, --testfile=filename**

  Send raw sound data from a file (for testing)

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Norbert Veber \<nveber@debian.org\>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).