pipewire.conf

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NAME

pipewire.conf - The PipeWire server configuration file

SYNOPSIS

/etc/pipewire/pipewire.conf

DESCRIPTION

PipeWire is a service that facilitates sharing of multimedia content between devices and applications.

On startup, the daemon reads a configuration file to configure itself. It executes a series of commands listed in the config file.

The config file in the default location is used but the environment variables PIPEWIRE_CONFIG_DIR, PIPEWIRE_CONFIG_PREFIX and PIPEWIRE_CONFIG_NAME can be used to specify an alternative config directory, subdirectory and file respectively.

GENERAL COMMANDS

help: Show a quick help on the commands available.

PROPERTIES

set-prop key value: Sets a property with the given key to value.

PLUGIN MAPPING

add-spa-lib pattern library: Maps the plugin features that match pattern to library. When the system needs a plugin feature

MODULE MANAGEMENT

load-module [options] name [arguments...]: Load a module specified by its name and arguments. For most modules it is OK to be loaded more than once.

OBJECT CREATE

create-object [options] factory [arguments...]: Create an object from the specified factory with arguments.

EXEC

exec program: Execute program. This is usually the session manager.

AUTHORS

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