diff --git a/pages/common/pactl.md b/pages/common/pactl.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..95816cfec --- /dev/null +++ b/pages/common/pactl.md @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +# pactl + +> Control a running PulseAudio sound server. + +- List all sinks (or other types - sinks are outputs and sink-inputs are active audio streams): + +`pactl list {{sinks}} short` + +- Change the default sink (output) to 1 (the number can be retrieved via the `list` subcommand): + +`pactl set-default-sink {{1}}` + +- Move sink-input 627 to sink 1: + +`pactl move-sink-input {{627}} {{1}}` + +- Set the volume of sink 1 to 75%: + +`pactl set-sink-volume {{1}} {{0.75}}` + +- Toggle mute on the default sink (using the special name `@DEFAULT_SINK@`): + +`pactl set-sink-mute {{@DEFAULT_SINK@}} toggle`