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+# alsa-utils
+## Advanced Linux Sound Architecture - Utilities
+
+This package contains the command line utilities for the ALSA project.
+The package can be compiled only with the installed ALSA driver and
+the ALSA C library (alsa-lib).
+
+Utility         | Description
+----------------|----------------------------------------------------
+alsaconf	| the ALSA driver configurator script
+alsa-info       | a script to gather information about ALSA subsystem
+alsactl		| an utility for soundcard settings management
+aplay/arecord	| an utility for the playback / capture of .wav,.voc,.au files
+amixer		| a command line mixer
+alsamixer	| a ncurses mixer
+amidi		| a utility to send/receive sysex dumps or other MIDI data
+iecset		| a utility to show/set the IEC958 status bits
+speaker-test    | a speaker test utility
+alsaloop        | a software loopback for PCM devices
+alsaucm         | Use Case Manager utility
+alsabat         | a sound tester for ALSA sound card driver
+alsatplg        | ALSA topology compiler
+
+You may give a look for more information about the ALSA project to URL
+http://www.alsa-project.org.