pw-dot(1) General Commands Manual pw-dot(1)
NAME
pw-dot - The PipeWire dot graph dump
SYNOPSIS
pw-dot [options]
DESCRIPTION
Create a .dot file of the PipeWire graph.
The .dot file can then be visualized with a tool like dotty or rendered
to a PNG file with dot -Tpng pw.dot -o pw.png.
OPTIONS
-r | --remote=NAME
The name the remote instance to connect to. If left unspecified, a
connection is made to the default PipeWire instance.
-h | --help
Show help.
--version
Show version information.
-a | --all
Show all object types.
-s | --smart
Show linked objects only.
-d | --detail
Show all object properties.
-o FILE | --output=FILE
Output file name (Default pw.dot). Use - for stdout.
-L | --lr
Lay the graph from left to right, instead of dot's default top to
bottom.
-9 | --90
Lay the graph using 90-degree angles in edges.
AUTHORS
The PipeWire Developers
<https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire/issues>; PipeWire is
available from <https://pipewire.org>
SEE ALSO
pipewire(1), pw-cli(1), pw-mon(1),
PipeWire 1.4.2 pw-dot(1)
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