pd(1)

✨ pd(1) — Pure Data ✨

okay bestie, welcome to the pd(1) page from the General Commands Manual — this is the main-character entrance for Pd, and we’re gonna keep it cute and complete. 💅

🌸 NAME 🌸

pd — Pure Data. that’s the whole name, and yes it’s iconic.

🎀 DESCRIPTION 🎀

Pd is a graphical programming environment for real-time audio synthesis and related applications. it literally sports a rich set of real-time control and I/O features — not me hyping it, that’s just what the page says. ✨

if you want a list of the allowable arguments to pd, type this exactly:

pd -help

and for more documentation, you have options, bestie: either start pd and get help, or consult

http://msp.ucsd.edu/Pd_documentation/index.htm

or seek a copy on your own machine, perhaps in

file:/usr/local/lib/pd/doc/1.manual/index.htm

or

file:/usr/lib/pd/doc/1.manual/index.htm

lowkey important: those are the exact paths and URLs, so don’t go editing them in your notes. copy-paste is your friend. 🫶

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

• pdsend(1)
• pdreceive(1)

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and that’s the whole vibe check. this page comes from GNU, dated 1996 Mar 20 — vintage but still slaying. 💖🎀✨