pipemixer(1)

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version 0.4.3 · 2 versions
, in ubuntu stonking

✨ pipemixer(1) — the user commands era ✨

okay bestie, gather round, because we're talking about pipemixer — an audio mixer for pipewire, and it lives in your terminal like the icon it is 💅 (the man page calls it a User Command, which is just fancy talk for "yes queen, you run this yourself").

🌸 NAME 🌸

pipemixer — audio mixer for pipewire 🎧✨

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

pipemixer [OPTIONS]

like… that's it. that's the whole vibe. options optional, slaying mandatory.

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

pipemixer is a terminal-based audio mixer for the pipewire audio system. no GUI, no mouse, no drama — just you, your keys, and full control over your audio situation. main character energy fr fr 👑

🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

  • -c, --config — path to the configuration file. the deets on what goes in there live in pipemixer.ini(5), so go read that if you're nosy (affectionate).
  • -l, --loglevel — set the log level. accepted values, exactly these: DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR, QUIET.
  • -L, --log-fd — write log output to the file descriptor you specify. heads up bestie, it must be open for writing or it's not gonna work 😭
  • -C, --color — force colored log output. yes, even if it wouldn't normally be colored. we love a pop of color 🌈
  • -h, --help — display the help message and exit. the classic. the legend. the "help me bestie" button 🫶

🕹️ CONTROLS 🕹️

by default, pipemixer uses these keybinds. memorize them, they're your new besties:

  • j, Down arrow — move focus to the next item. down we go ⬇️
  • k, Up arrow — move focus to the previous item. up up up ⬆️
  • g, G — jump to the first or to the last item, respectively. tiny key, big leap 🐸
  • l, Right arrow — increase volume. louder, obviously 🔊
  • h, Left arrow — decrease volume. shhh, quieter 🤫
  • t, Tab — switch to the next tab.
  • T, Shift+Tab — switch to the previous tab. backwards is valid too 💅
  • 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 — switch to the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, or 5th tab. pick a number, any number 🔢
  • m — toggle mute status. the sacred mute button, keyboard edition 🔇
  • Space — toggle channel lock. this one affects whether your volume changes apply to all channels, so it's kind of a big deal 🔒
  • p — show the route selection menu. choosing your path, literally 🛣️✨
  • P — show the profile selection menu. capital P, capital vibes 👑
  • D — set the focused source or sink as default. make it official 🎯
  • Enter — confirm selection. yes, this one, i choose this ✅
  • Escape — cancel the selection, or quit pipemixer if you're not in a menu. two moods, one key 🙈
  • q — quit the application. goodbye bestie, see you next audio emergency 👋

💀 BUGS 💀

please report bugs to https://github.com/heather7283/pipemixer/issues — she's listening, fr fr.

when you're reporting bugs:

  • provide a backtrace with symbols if you're experiencing a crash. symbols or it didn't happen 🧚
  • describe the steps necessary to reproduce the issue. we need the whole recipe, not just the cake.
  • attach output of pw-dump.
⚠️ heads up: pw-dump output might contain sensitive information — check before you hit send, bestie 🫣

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

and that's the whole page, bestie 🥹 this was pipemixer version 0.4.3, dated March 2026, and honestly she ate and left no crumbs. now go mix some audio and be iconic 💖✨🎀

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