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15 .TH AUDIOCTL 1 "Mar 18, 2011"
17 audioctl - audio device control command line interface
21 \fBaudioctl\fR \fBlist-devices\fR
26 \fBaudioctl\fR \fBshow-device\fR [\fB-v\fR] [\fB-d\fR \fIdevice\fR]
31 \fBaudioctl\fR \fBshow-control\fR [\fB-v\fR] [\fB-d\fR \fIdevice\fB] [\fIcontrol\fR ...]
36 \fBaudioctl\fR \fBset-control\fR [\fB-v\fR] [\fB-d\fR \fIdevice\fB] \fIcontrol\fR \fIvalue\fR
41 \fBaudioctl\fR \fBsave-controls\fR [\fB-d\fR \fIdevice\fB] [\fB-f\fR] \fIfile\fR
46 \fBaudioctl\fR \fBload-controls\fR [\fB-d\fR \fIdevice\fB] \fIfile\fR
50 The \fBaudioctl\fP command is used to control various settings and features
51 of audio devices, including mixer settings such as playback volume and
56 The \fBaudioctl\fR command supports the following subcommands.
64 List all the audio devices on the system.
70 \fBshow-device\fR [\fB-v\fR] [\fB-d\fR \fIdevice\fR] [\fBcontrol\fR ... ]
74 Display an informational overview of \fIdevice\fR (or the default device if
75 not specified). If the \fB-v\fR option is specified, then more detail
82 \fBshow-control\fR [\fB-v\fR] [\fB-d\fR \fIdevice\fR]
86 Display the control settings for one or more \fIcontrols\fR of a
87 \fIdevice\fR (or the default device if not specified). If no \fIcontrol\fR is
88 specified, then the settings for all controls will be displayed. If
89 the \fB-v\fR option is specified, then more detail will be displayed.
95 \fBset-control\fR [\fB-v\fR] [\fB-d\fR \fIdevice\fB] \fIcontrol\fR \fIvalue\fR
99 Set the control settings for a \fIcontrol\fR of a \fIdevice\fR (or the
100 default device if not specified) to \fIvalue\fR. If the \fB-v\fR
101 option is specified, then more verbose output be displayed.
107 \fBsave-controls\fR [\fB-f\fR] [\fB-d\fR \fIdevice\fB] \fIfile\fR
111 Save all control settings of the \fIdevice\fR (or the default device if not
112 specified) to the named \fIfile\fR. This subcommand will not replace
113 or modify an existing file unless \fB-f\fR (force) is specified.
119 \fBload-controls\fR [\fB-d\fR \fIdevice\fB] \fIfile\fR
123 Load previously saved control settings from a \fIfile\fR
124 into a \fIdevice\fR (or all audio devices if not
128 .SH ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
134 The full path name of the default audio device to use if one
135 is not specified on the command line. If this variable is not set,
136 \fB/dev/audio\fR is used.
142 See \fBattributes\fR(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
150 ATTRIBUTE TYPE ATTRIBUTE VALUE
152 Interface Stability See below.
155 The \fBaudioctl\fR command and its subcommands are Committed. The
156 names of controls, their values, and device names are Uncommitted.
157 The display output is intended for human consumption, and is Not An
158 Interface. The format of the state files used by the
159 \fBsave-controls\fR and \fBload-controls\fR subcommands is Committed
164 \fBaudioplay\fR(1), \fBaudiorecord\fR(1), \fBdsp\fR(7I),
165 \fBmixer\fR(7I), \fBattributes\fR(5)