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AUVAL(1)                                 BSD General Commands Manual                                AUVAL(1)

NAME
     auval -- AudioUnit validation

SYNOPSIS
     auval [-[-64 | --ppc]] [-s TYPE] [-a] [-v|vt TYPE SUBT MANU [-w] [-de] [-dw]] [-f file]

DESCRIPTION
     AUValidation tests a specified AudioUnit for API and behavioural conformance.  returns: OK: 0, mal-formed malformed
     formed execution: 1, unit not conformant: -1

OPTIONS
     -64 | -ppc
              must be specified first. can specify either: -ppc to run using Rosetta on Intel machine, or
              -64 to run as 64 bit. If neither specified runs as 32 bit native architecture

     -h       print help text

     -a       lists all available AudioUnits of any type

     -s TYPE  lists all available AudioUnits of type 'TYPE'

     -v TYPE SUBT MANU
              opens the AudioUnit specified by the TYPE SUBT MANU component ID's and tests that unit.

     -vt TYPE MANU
              iterates through all of the AU's of specified TYPE and MANU

     -de      execution is terminated when first error is encountered

     -dw      execution is terminated when first warning is encountered

     -c       continue validating when an error occurs in batch mode.

     -q       quiet - does no printing except for errors or warnings

     -qp      doesn't print parameter or Factory Presets information

     -o       only runs a basic open and initialize test. good for debugging basic functionality

     -r N     repeat the whole process of validation N times. good for catching open/init bugs.

     -w       wait after finished - good for profiling memory usage see 'man leaks'

     -vers    The version is printed to stdout.

     -versh   The version is printed to stdout in hexadecimal.

     -f FILENAME
              Each line in the file should contain one complete command.

Darwin                                        February 13, 2006                                       Darwin

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