---
name: "rplaydsp"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "rplay-client"
version: "3.3.2-20"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/rplaydsp"
---

# rplaydsp(1)

intercept data bound for /dev/dsp and route it to rplayd

## NAME

rplaydsp - intercept data bound for /dev/dsp and route it to rplayd

## SYNOPSIS

**rplaydsp command \[command arguments\]**

## DESCRIPTION

rplaydsp allows sound tools to interact with rplayd without having been coded to do so.  Any program that writes data to /dev/dsp should work with rplaydsp.

The following environment variables can be used to modify the default behavior of rplaydsp.

RPLAY\_HOST: By default, rplaydsp talks to the local rplayd.  If you need the output to go somewhere else, then set RPLAY\_HOST to the remote hostname or ip address.

DEVRPLAY\_SOUND: Sounds can be named under rplayd, the default name used by rplaydsp is 'devrplay'.  Use this variable to control the name of the sound.

DEVRPLAY\_INFO: If your sound isn't the "standard" wav format and speed, you can set this variable so that rplayd grok the sound.  An example value for a .au file is:\
   input-info=ulinear8,8000,1,1,little-endian

DEVRPLAY\_OPTS: Set this variable to pass a generic set of RPTP options to rplayd.

## EXAMPLES

rplaydsp realplayer http://www.example.com/foo.ram

## SEE ALSO

[*rplayd*(8)](/rplayd/8.md), [*rplay*(1)](/rplay/1.md)