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* Tim Wiess <tim@akira.nop.cx> [2008-05-09 17:46]:
> >> > a) Creates SUN AU files
> >> > b) Creates RIFF WAV files
> >> > c) You can specify the duration of recording
> >> > d) You can specify recording rates and few other misc options
> >>
> >> Would there be any value in creating a new tool, maybe called
> >> aurec(1)?
> >
> > No. Why learn/maintain a new tool, then a tiny commandline option will
> > do?
>
> Because recording is not aucat's job. It's analogous to adding more
> options to cat(1). If you want to convert&write the data, pipe it to
> another program whos job is to do just that. Keep it simple.

adding new tools for everything is not "keeping it simple"

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