#!/usr/bin/perl
use strict;
use diagnostics;
use warnings;
my $pid = fork || exec 'play', '/home/ra/Desktop/trek2.mp3';
print "My PID is *$pid*\n";
sleep 5;
kill $pid;
The file starts playing, and I would hope that it stops playing after 5 seconds, but it doesn't. Here's the terminal output before the 5 second cut-off:
ra@eagle ~/Local/Code/amudclient/test/playsound $ ./playsound.pl
My PID is *21417*
/home/ra/Desktop/trek2.mp3:
File Size: 506k Bit Rate: 135k
Encoding: MPEG audio Info: 2017-09-26T15:54
Channels: 2 @ 16-bit Track: 309
Samplerate: 44100Hz Album: This Week in Trek
Replaygain: off Artist: Michael Gaines and Darrell Skeels
Duration: 00:00:30.07 Title: This Week in Trek Episode 309
In:17.6% 00:00:05.29 [00:00:24.77] Out:233k [ =|= ] Cl
+ip:0
And the terminal output, once the file stops playing naturally.
ra@eagle ~/Local/Code/amudclient/test/playsound $ ./playsound.pl
My PID is *21364*
/home/ra/Desktop/trek2.mp3:
File Size: 506k Bit Rate: 135k
Encoding: MPEG audio Info: 2017-09-26T15:54
Channels: 2 @ 16-bit Track: 309
Samplerate: 44100Hz Album: This Week in Trek
Replaygain: off Artist: Michael Gaines and Darrell Skeels
Duration: 00:00:30.07 Title: This Week in Trek Episode 309
In:17.0% 00:00:05.11 [00:00:24.96] Out:225k [ -====|====- ] Cl
+ip:0 raIn:28In:In:In:29.7%In:3In:3In:In:In:32In:InInIn:46.6% 00In:
+47.3% 0In:47InIn:100% 00:00:30.07 [00:00:00.00] Out:1.33M [ ===|==
+= ] Clip:0
Done.
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