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/usr/bin/pax11publish

From pulseaudio-utils 17.0-r13 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running pax11publish -help (exit 0). permalink

pax11publish [-D display] [-S server] [-O sink] [-I source] [-c file]  [-d|-e|-i|-r]

 -d    Show current PulseAudio data attached to X11 display (default)
 -e    Export local PulseAudio data to X11 display
 -i    Import PulseAudio data from X11 display to local environment variables and cookie file.
 -r    Remove PulseAudio data from X11 display
Options (10)
OptionDescriptionSource
-dRead the PulseAudio server credentials currently set on the X11 root window and dump them in a human readable form.help + man
-eExport the currently locally used sound server, sink, source configuration to the X11 root window.help + man
-iSimilar to -d, however dumps them in a Bourne shell compatible format so they may be used together with the eval shell command to set the $PULSE_SERVER, $PULSE_SINK, $PULSE_SOURCE environment…help + man
-rRemoves the configured PulseAudio configuration from the X11 root window.help + man
-hShow help. (in the manual page but not in --help)man
-D DISPLAYConnect to the specified X11 display, instead of the default one configured in $DISPLAY. (in the manual page but not in --help)man
-S SERVEROnly valid for -e: export the specified PulseAudio server as default to the X11 display instead of the one configured via local configuration. (in the manual page but not in --help)man
-O SINKOnly valid for -e: export the specified sink as default sink to the X11 display instead of the one configured via local configuration. (in the manual page but not in --help)man
-I SOURCEOnly valid for -e: export the specified source as default to the X11 display instead of the one configured via local configuration. (in the manual page but not in --help)man
-c FILEOnly valid for -e: export the PulseAudio authentication cookie stored in the specified file to the X11 display instead of the one stored in ~/.config/pulse/cookie. (in the manual page but not in --help)man

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