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.\"     Title: PRAAT-OPEN-FILES
.\"    Author: Rafael Laboissiere
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.\"      Date: April 22, 2013
.\"    Manual: User Commands
.\"    Source: Praat
.\"  Language: English
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.SH "NAME"
praat-open-files \- Open sound files with Praat
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'\fBpraat\-open\-files\fR\ 'u
\fBpraat\-open\-files\fR [\-\-new] [\-\-wait=\fIsecs\fR] {\fIfile\fR...}
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
The
\fBpraat\-open\-files\fR
command allows opening of sound files with
\fBpraat\fR
from the command line\&. Any file type recognized by Praat (WAV, FLAC, MP3, etc) can be given as arguments\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
\-\-new
.RS 4
Launch a new instance of
\fBpraat\fR
for viewing and editing the sound files\&. By default,
\fBpraat\-open\-files\fR
try to open the files in an running
\fBpraat\fR
program, and fails if ther is none\&.
.RE
.PP
\-\-wait=\fIsecs\fR
.RS 4
By default, when the \-\-new option is used,
\fBpraat\-open\-files\fR
waits for 3 seconds before sending commands to the newly launched instance of
\fBpraat\fR\&. If
\fBpraat\fR
takes longer to be launched on your system, specify another value with the \-\-wait option\&.
.RE
.SH "EXAMPLES"
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
praat\-open\-files file\&.wav relative/path/file\&.flac /absolute/path/file\&.mp3
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.PP
Open the three specified files with individual View & Edit windows for each one on a running instance of
\fBpraat\fR\&.
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
praat\-open\-files \-\-new file\&.wav
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.PP
Open file\&.wav in a new instance of
\fBpraat\fR\&.
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
praat\-open\-files \-\-new \-\-wait=5 file\&.wav
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.PP
Open file\&.wav in a new instance of
\fBpraat\fR, waiting 5 seconds before sending the request to open the file\&.
.SH "AUTHOR"
.PP
Rafael Laboissiere <<rafael@laboissiere\&.net>>
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
For further information, see the Praat website (http://www\&.praat\&.org)\&.