pacat [options]
Play back audio data from STDIN or the specified file on a PulseAudio sound server.
-h, --help Show this help
--version Show version
-r, --record Create a connection for recording
-p, --playback Create a connection for playback
-v, --verbose Enable verbose operations
-s, --server=SERVER The name of the server to connect to
-d, --device=DEVICE The name of the sink/source to connect to. The special names @DEFAULT_SINK@, @DEFAULT_SOURCE@ and @DEFAULT_MONITOR@ can be used to specify the default sink, source and monitor respectively.
-n, --client-name=NAME How to call this client on the server
--stream-name=NAME How to call this stream on the server
--volume=VOLUME Specify the initial (linear) volume in range 0...65536
--rate=SAMPLERATE The sample rate in Hz (defaults to 44100)
--format=SAMPLEFORMAT The sample format, see
https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/PulseAudio/Documentation/User/SupportedAudioFormats/
for possible values (defaults to s16ne)
--channels=CHANNELS The number of channels, 1 for mono, 2 for stereo
(defaults to 2)
--channel-map=CHANNELMAP Channel map to use instead of the default
--fix-format Take the sample format from the sink/source the stream is
being connected to.
--fix-rate Take the sampling rate from the sink/source the stream is
being connected to.
--fix-channels Take the number of channels and the channel map
from the sink/source the stream is being connected to.
--no-remix Don't upmix or downmix channels.
--no-remap Map channels by index instead of name.
--latency=BYTES Request the specified latency in bytes.
--process-time=BYTES Request the specified process time per request in bytes.
--latency-msec=MSEC Request the specified latency in msec.
--process-time-msec=MSEC Request the specified process time per request in msec.
--property=PROPERTY=VALUE Set the specified property to the specified value.
--raw Record/play raw PCM data.
--passthrough Passthrough data.
--file-format[=FFORMAT] Record/play formatted PCM data.
--list-file-formats List available file formats.
--monitor-stream=INDEX Record from the sink input with index INDEX.
Options (29)
| Option | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|
-h, --help | Show this help | help + man |
--version | Show version information. | help + man |
-r, --record | Capture audio data and write it to the specified file or to STDOUT if none is specified. | help + man |
-p, --playback | Read audio data from the specified file or STDIN if none is specified, and play it back. | help + man |
-v, --verbose | Enable verbose operations | help + man |
-s, --server SERVER | The name of the server to connect to | help + man |
-d, --device DEVICE | Specify the symbolic name of the sink/source to play/record this stream on/from. | help + man |
-n, --client-name NAME | Specify the client name paplay shall pass to the server when connecting. | help + man |
--stream-name NAME | Specify the stream name paplay shall pass to the server when creating the stream. | help + man |
--volume VOLUME | Specify the initial (linear) volume in range 0...65536 | help + man |
--rate SAMPLERATE | Capture or play back audio with the specified sample rate. | help + man |
--format SAMPLEFORMAT | The sample format, see https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/PulseAudio/Documentation/User/SupportedAudioFormats/ for possible values (defaults to s16ne) | help + man |
--channels CHANNELS | Capture or play back audio with the specified number of channels. | help + man |
--channel-map CHANNELMAP | Explicitly choose a channel map when playing back this stream. | help + man |
--fix-format | If passed, the sample format of the stream is changed to the native format of the sink the stream is connected to. | help + man |
--fix-rate | If passed, the sampling rate of the stream is changed to the native rate of the sink the stream is connected to. | help + man |
--fix-channels | If passed, the number of channels and the channel map of the stream is changed to the native number of channels and the native channel map of the sink the stream is connected to. | help + man |
--no-remix | Don't upmix or downmix channels. | help + man |
--no-remap | Map channels by index instead of name. | help + man |
--latency BYTES | Explicitly configure the latency, with a time specified in bytes in the selected sample format. | help + man |
--process-time BYTES | Explicitly configure the process time, with a time specified in bytes in the selected sample format. | help + man |
--latency-msec MSEC | Explicitly configure the latency, with a time specified in milliseconds. | help + man |
--process-time-msec MSEC | Explicitly configure the process time, with a time specified in milliseconds. | help + man |
--property PROPERTY=VALUE | Set the specified property to the specified value. | help + man |
--raw | Play/record raw audio data. | help + man |
--passthrough | Passthrough data. | help |
--file-format FFORMAT | Record/play formatted PCM data. | help |
--list-file-formats | List available file formats. | help + man |
--monitor-stream INDEX | Record from the sink input with index INDEX. | help + man |