CAVA(1)

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version 1.0.0 · 2 versions
, in debian trixie, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💖 CAVA(1) — Cross-platform Audio Visualizer 💖

okay bestie, sit down, hydrate, and let me tell you about cava — she's a bar spectrum audio visualizer for your Linux terminal and she's literally iconic. this is the CAVA(1) manual page, and yes, we're doing this whole thing together, no skipping, no skimming, periodt. 🎀

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

cava [-p path to config file] [-v version]

that's it. that's the whole vibe. two flags, endless aesthetic. 🦋

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

so. cava is the Console-based Audio Visualizer for Alsa. she's a bar spectrum audio visualizer for the Linux terminal, and she takes input via ALSA, pulseaudio, pipewire or a fifo buffer. four whole ways to feed her, we love a flexible queen. 👑

ngl, real talk: this program is not intended for scientific use. she is not here for your lab report. she was written to look responsive and aesthetic when used to visualize music. that's the assignment. that's the whole assignment. 💅

🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

  • -p — path to config file. point her at your config and she'll follow it, main character energy.
  • -h — display helpful information. she tells you stuff. helpful stuff. 🫶
  • -v — show the current version of cava. which one are we running, bestie? now you know.

⌨️ KEYS ⌨️

live keyboard control, no config reload required, we're obsessed:

  • Up — increase sensitivity. she feels more. 🔥
  • Down — decrease sensitivity. she feels less. 💀
  • Left — decrease number of bars.
  • Right — increase number of bars.
  • r — reload config.
  • c — reload colors only. just the colors, nothing else, very specific of her.
  • f — cycle foreground color. 🌈
  • b — cycle background color. 🌈
  • q — quit. bye bestie. 😭

📁 FILES 📁

  • ~/.config/cava/config — per user configuration file. this is where your personal settings live, your little corner of the world. 🏠

👑 AUTHORS 👑

cava was written by Karl Stavestrand. thank you king, we are forever grateful. 🙏

and that's the whole page, bestie. this version is from May 29, 2024 and it's the CAVA(1) manual — go make something pretty light up in your terminal. 🦋✨💖

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