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# afplay Cheatsheet ## Overview afplay is a command-line audio player for macOS. It allows you to play audio files from the command line or from a script. ## Usage
afplay [options] audio_file
## Options - `-v volume`: Set the playback volume (0.0 - 1.0). - `-t time`: Play the audio file for a specific duration (in seconds). - `-r rate`: Play the audio file at a specific sample rate. - `-h`: Display help information. ## Examples Play an audio file:
afplay audio_file.mp3
Play an audio file with reduced volume:
afplay -v 0.5 audio_file.mp3
Play an audio file for 30 seconds:
afplay -t 30 audio_file.mp3
## Resources - [afplay Man Page](https://ss64.com/osx/afplay.html)