<sect1 id='fringe-client-manual'> <title><command>fringe_client</command> <emphasis>Send commands to a running fringe server</emphasis></title> <toc depth='1'></toc> <para> </para> <sect2> <title>Synopsis</title> <para> </para> <!-- /amd/projects/festival/versions/v_mpiro/speech_tools_linux/bin/fringe_client -sgml_synopsis --> <para> <cmdsynopsis><command>fringe_client</command>[options] [command]<arg>-h </arg> <arg>-n <replaceable>string</replaceable></arg> <arg>-f <replaceable>ifile</replaceable></arg> <arg>-l </arg> <arg>-v </arg> </cmdsynopsis> </para> <!-- DONE /amd/projects/festival/versions/v_mpiro/speech_tools_linux/bin/fringe_client -sgml_synopsis --> <para> <command>fringe_client</command> is a simple program for sending commands to a <command>fringe</command> process which is running in server mode. </para> </sect2> <sect2> <title>OPTIONS</title> <para> </para> <!-- /amd/projects/festival/versions/v_mpiro/speech_tools_linux/bin/fringe_client -sgml_options --> <para> <variablelist> <varlistentry><term>-h</term> <LISTITEM><PARA> Options help </PARA></LISTITEM> </varlistentry> <varlistentry><term>-n</term> <LISTITEM><PARA> <replaceable>string</replaceable> Name of fringe to connect to (default 'fringe'). </PARA></LISTITEM> </varlistentry> <varlistentry><term>-f</term> <LISTITEM><PARA> <replaceable>ifile</replaceable> File containing fringe connection information. </PARA></LISTITEM> </varlistentry> <varlistentry><term>-l</term> <LISTITEM><PARA> List available fringe servers. </PARA></LISTITEM> </varlistentry> <varlistentry><term>-v</term> <LISTITEM><PARA> Print what is being done. </PARA></LISTITEM> </varlistentry> </variablelist> </para> <!-- DONE /amd/projects/festival/versions/v_mpiro/speech_tools_linux/bin/fringe_client -sgml_options --> </sect2> <simplesect> <title>Finding Fringe.</title> <para> Each <command>fringe</command> which runs in server mode registers it's location in a file called <filename>.estServices</filename> in the users home directory. Multiple servers can be present if they are given different names, and the <option>-n</option> can be used to select which fringe a command is sent to. </para> </simplesect> </sect1>