> On Fri, May 9, 2008 at 12:48 PM, Henning Brauer
> wrote:

>> * Tim Wiess [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" ...