pw-cat Command Examples
Play and record audio files through PipeWire. More information: https://docs.pipewire.org/page_man_pw-cat_1.html.
- Play a WAV file over the default target:
pw-cat {{[-p|--playback]}} {{path/to/file.wav}}
- Play a WAV file with a specified resampler quality (4 by default):
pw-cat {{[-q|--quality]}} {{0..15}} {{[-p|--playback]}} {{path/to/file.wav}}
- Record a sample recording at a volume level of 125%:
pw-cat {{[-r|--record]}} --volume {{1.25}} {{path/to/file.wav}}
- Record a sample recording using a different sample rate:
pw-cat {{[-r|--record]}} --rate {{6000}} {{path/to/file.wav}}
- Display help:
pw-cat {{[-h|--help]}}