pw-dump(1) General Commands Manual pw-dump(1)
NAME
pw-dump - The PipeWire state dumper
SYNOPSIS
pw-dump [options]
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
-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
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-top(1),
PipeWire 1.4.2 pw-dump(1)
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