praat-open-files - Open sound files with Praat
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Description
The praat-open-files command allows one to open of sound files with praat from the command line. Any
file type recognized by Praat (WAV, FLAC, MP3, etc) can be given as arguments.
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.
Name
praat-open-files - Open sound files with Praat
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 there is none.
--wait=secs
By default, when the –new option is used, praat-open-files waits for 3 seconds before sending com‐
mands to the newly launched instance of praat. If praat takes longer to be launched on your sys‐
tem, specify another value with the –wait option.
See Also
For further information, see the Praat website <http://www.praat.org>.
April 22, 2013 PRAAT-OPEN-FILES(1)
Synopsis
praat-open-files [–new] [–wait=secs] file [file ...]
