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Base: Modernize aplay documentation
Aplay's documentation is updated to reflect the new -s flag. Additionally, "sound" has been replaced by "audio", reflecting the application name. (It's also a more general term in my opinion, but that's debatable.)
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## Name
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aplay - play a sound
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aplay - play audio
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## Synopsis
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```**sh
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$ aplay [--loop] <path>
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$ aplay [--loop] [--sample-progress] <path>
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## Description
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This program plays a sound specified in `path` through AudioServer.
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This program plays an audio file specified in `path` through AudioServer.
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## Options
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* `-l`, `--loop`: Loop playback
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* `-s`, `--sample-progress`: Switch to (old-style) sample playback progress. By default, playback is printed as played, remaining and total length, all in minutes and seconds.
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## Arguments
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```sh
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$ aplay ~/sound.wav
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$ aplay -l ~/music.wav
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$ aplay -l ~/music.flac
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```

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