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.TH "PRAAT-OPEN-FILES" "1" "April 22, 2013" "" "User Commands"
.hy
.SH NAME
.PP
praat-open-files - Open sound files with Praat
.SH SYNOPSIS
.PP
\f[B]praat-open-files\f[R] [\[en]new] [\[en]wait=\f[I]secs\f[R]]
\f[I]file\f[R] [\f[I]file\f[R] \&...]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
The \f[B]praat-open-files\f[R] command allows one to open of sound files
with \f[B]praat\f[R] from the command line.
Any file type recognized by Praat (WAV, FLAC, MP3, etc) can be given as
arguments.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
--new
Launch a new instance of \f[B]praat\f[R] for viewing and editing the
sound files.
By default, \f[B]praat-open-files\f[R] try to open the files in an
running \f[B]praat\f[R] program, and fails if there is none.
.TP
--wait=secs
By default, when the \[en]new option is used, \f[B]praat-open-files\f[R]
waits for 3 seconds before sending commands to the newly launched
instance of \f[B]praat\f[R].
If \f[B]praat\f[R] takes longer to be launched on your system, specify
another value with the \[en]wait option.
.SH EXAMPLES
.IP
.nf
\f[C]
praat-open-files file.wav relative/path/file.flac /absolute/path/file.mp3
\f[R]
.fi
.PP
Open the three specified files with individual View & Edit windows for
each one on a running instance of \f[I]praat\f[R].
.IP
.nf
\f[C]
praat-open-files --new file.wav
\f[R]
.fi
.PP
Open file.wav in a new instance of \f[B]praat\f[R].
.IP
.nf
\f[C]
praat-open-files --new --wait=5 file.wav
\f[R]
.fi
.PP
Open file.wav in a new instance of \f[B]praat\f[R], waiting 5 seconds
before sending the request to open the file.
.SH AUTHOR
.PP
Rafael Laboissi\[`e]re <rafael@laboissiere.net>
.SH SEE ALSO
.PP
For further information, see the Praat website <http://www.praat.org>.