pw-dot Command Examples

Create .dot files of the PipeWire graph. See also: dot, for rendering graph. More information: https://docs.pipewire.org/page_man_pw-dot_1.html.

• Generate a graph to pw.dot
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  file:

pw-dot

• Read objects from pw-dump
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  JSON file:

pw-dot {{[-j|--json]}} {{path/to/file.json}}

• Specify an output file, showing all object types:

pw-dot {{[-o|--output]}} {{path/to/file.dot}} {{[-a|--all]}}

• Print .dot
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  graph to stdout
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  , showing all object properties:

pw-dot {{[-o|--output]}} - {{[-d|--detail]}}

• Generate a graph from a remote instance, showing only linked objects:

pw-dot {{[-r|--remote]}} {{remote_name}} {{[-s|--smart]}}

• Lay the graph from left to right, instead of dot's default top to bottom:

pw-dot {{[-L|--lr]}}

• Lay the graph using 90-degree angles in edges:

pw-dot {{[-9|--90]}}

• Display help:

pw-dot {{[-h|--help]}}