args "--no-version --no-help" include(header.m4) text " The afh (audio format handler) receiver can be used to write selected parts of the given audio file without decoding the data. The selected parts of the content of the audio file are passed to the child nodes of the buffer tree. Only complete chunks with respect of the underlying audio format are passed. " option "filename" f #~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "file to open" string typestr = "filename" required option "begin-chunk" b #~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "skip a number of chunks" int typestr = "chunk_num" default = "0" optional details = " The chunk_num argument must be between -num_chunks and num_chunks - 1 inclusively where num_chunks is the total number of chunks which is printed when using the --info option. If chunk_num is negative, the given number of chunks are counted backwards from the end of the file. For example --begin_chunk -100 instructs para_afh to start output at chunk num_chunks - 100. This is mainly useful for cutting off the end of an audio file. " option "end-chunk" e #~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "only write up to chunk chunk_num" int typestr = "chunk_num" optional details = " For the chunk_num argument the same rules as for --begin_chunk apply. The default is to write up to the last chunk. " option "just-in-time" j #~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "use timed writes" flag off details = " Write the specified chunks of data 'just in time', i.e. the write of each chunk is delayed until the time it is needed by the decoder/player in order to guarantee an uninterrupted audio stream. This may be useful for third-party software that is capable of reading from stdin. " option "no-header" H #~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "do not write an audio file header" flag off details = " If an audio format needs information about the audio file in a format-specific header in order to be understood by the decoding software, a suitable header is automatically send. This option changes the default behaviour, i.e. no header is written. "