pw-dump(1) General Commands Manual pw-dump(1)

# [NAME](#NAME)

pw-dump - The PipeWire state dumper

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**pw-dump** \[*options*]

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

The *pw-dump* program produces a representation of the current PipeWire state as JSON, including the information on nodes, devices, modules, ports, and other objects.

# [OPTIONS](#OPTIONS)

**-h | --help**

Show help.

**-r | --remote=NAME**

The name of the *remote* instance to dump. If left unspecified, a connection is made to the default PipeWire instance.

**-m | --monitor**

Monitor PipeWire state changes, and output JSON arrays describing changes.

**-N | --no-colors**

Disable color output.

**-C | --color=WHEN**

Whether to enable color support. WHEN is never, always, or auto.

# [AUTHORS](#AUTHORS)

The PipeWire Developers <https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire/issues>; PipeWire is available from <https://pipewire.org>

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

[**pipewire(1)**](/man/os/pipewire/pipewire.1), [**pw-cli(1)**](/man/os/pipewire/pw-cli.1), [**pw-top(1)**](/man/os/pipewire/pw-top.1),

1.6.11 PipeWire

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Document: pw-dump(1) from pipewire 1.6.11-r2 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire