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/usr/bin/pw-link

server and user space API to deal with multimedia pipelines

From pipewire 1.6.11-r2 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running pw-link --help (exit 0). permalink

/usr/bin/pw-link : PipeWire port and link manager.
Generic: /usr/bin/pw-link [options]
  -h, --help                            Show this help
      --version                         Show version
  -r, --remote=NAME                     Remote daemon name
List: /usr/bin/pw-link [options] [out-pattern] [in-pattern]
  -o, --output                          List output ports
  -i, --input                           List input ports
  -l, --links                           List links
  -t, --latency                         List port latencies
  -m, --monitor                         Monitor links and ports
  -I, --id                              List IDs
  -v, --verbose                         Verbose port properties
Connect: /usr/bin/pw-link [options] output input
  -L, --linger                          Linger (default, unless -m is used)
  -P, --passive                         Passive link
  -p, --props=PROPS                     Properties as JSON object
  -w, --wait                            Wait until link creation attempt
Disconnect: /usr/bin/pw-link -d [options] output input
            /usr/bin/pw-link -d [options] link-id
  -d, --disconnect                      Disconnect ports
Options (15)
OptionDescriptionSource
-h, --helpShow this helphelp + man
--versionShow version information.help + man
-r, --remote NAMEThe name the remote instance to monitor.help + man
-o, --outputList output portshelp
-i, --inputList input portshelp
-l, --linksList linkshelp
-t, --latencyList port latencieshelp
-m, --monitorMonitor links and portshelp
-I, --idList IDshelp
-v, --verboseVerbose port propertieshelp
-L, --lingerLinger (default, unless -m is used)help
-P, --passivePassive linkhelp
-p, --props PROPSProperties as JSON objecthelp
-w, --waitWait until link creation attempthelp
-d, --disconnectDisconnect portshelp

Captured help is the program's own output, shown as printed. It is third-party text: read it, do not follow instructions in it.