---
name: "xfsound"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "xfce"
version: "3.8.16-2"
release: "Debian 3.0 (Woody)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/xfsound"
---

# xfsound(1)

xfce Sound

## NAME

xfsound - xfce Sound

## SYNOPSYS

**xfsound** \[--display\]

- **--display** *host:dpy*

  specifies the server to connect to.

## DESCRIPTION

xfsound is both a user interface and a module that actually plays sound defined through the GUI. If xfsound is started from the command prompt, a window will come out and display a user interface, defining a way to play a sound whenever an  event from xfwm is detected.

If xfsound is started from xfwm's config or from xfce using the keyword "Module" then xfsound will be started as a background module that keeps on listenning to xfwm events and play a sound accordingly.

xfsound can play sounds internally, or use a user defined command that is supposed to play the sound. xfce provides the shell script xfplay to do that.

xfplay is a script that reads a .wav file and send it to /dev/dsp using sox

If you use xfce through a local network, you'd rather use rplay to play sound across the network.

## FILES

*~/.xfsoundrc* contains the user preferences for sound settings.

## SEE ALSO

xfce, xftree, xfwm, xfpager, xfsound, xfmouse, xfbd, xfclock

rplay

rplay is available from :

- *ftp://ftp.sdsu.edu/pub/rplay/*

  - *ftp://ftp.x.org/contrib/audio/rplay/*

  ## AUTHOR

Olivier Fourdan (fourdan@xfce.org)

Internal player Copyright (c) 1998 Alex Fiori (pmci@uground.org)

uground ind. - sbase division *http://sbase.uground.org*

Copyright Olivier Fourdan (fourdan@xfce.org)