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pamixer

A simple command-line mixer for PulseAudio. More information: https://github.com/cdemoulins/pamixer.
  • List all sinks and sources with their corresponding IDs:
    pamixer --list-sinks --list-sources
  • Set the volume to 75% on the default sink:
    pamixer --set-volume {{75}}
  • Toggle mute on a sink other than the default:
    pamixer --toggle-mute --sink {{ID}}
  • Increase the volume on default sink by 5%:
    pamixer --increase {{5}}
  • Decrease the volume on a source by 5%:
    pamixer --decrease {{5}} --source {{ID}}
  • Use the allow boost option to increase, decrease, or set the volume above 100%:
    pamixer --set-volume {{105}} --allow-boost
  • Mute the default sink (use --unmute instead to unmute):
    pamixer --mute

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