NAME

praat-open-files - Open sound files with Praat

SYNOPSIS

praat-open-files [--new] [--wait=secs] {file...}

DESCRIPTION

The praat-open-files command allows opening of sound files with praat from the command line. Any file type recognized by Praat (WAV, FLAC, MP3, etc) can be given as arguments.

OPTIONS

--new

Launch a new instance of praat for viewing and editing the sound files. By default, praat-open-files try to open the files in an running praat program, and fails if ther is none.

--wait=secs

By default, when the --new option is used, praat-open-files waits for 3 seconds before sending commands to the newly launched instance of praat. If praat takes longer to be launched on your system, specify another value with the --wait option.

EXAMPLES

praat-open-files file.wav relative/path/file.flac /absolute/path/file.mp3

Open the three specified files with individual View & Edit windows for each one on a running instance of praat.

praat-open-files --new file.wav

Open file.wav in a new instance of praat.

praat-open-files --new --wait=5 file.wav

Open file.wav in a new instance of praat, waiting 5 seconds before sending the request to open the file.

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