ALSA-INFO.SH(1)

💖 ALSA-INFO.SH 💖

okay bestie, so this is alsa-info.sh, page 1 of the General Commands Manual, and honestly? she's an icon. she's the little script you run when your sound is acting up and you need receipts. ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

alsa-info.sh — a command-line utility that gathers info about the ALSA subsystem. lowkey her whole job is snooping (for a good cause though 💅).

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

alsa-info.sh [options]

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so alsa-info.sh is this command-line utility that gathers information about the ALSA subsystem. it's used mostly for debugging purposes — like when something's broken and you need to hand over the full tea to someone who can actually fix it. it's giving detective, it's giving "show me everything". 🔍

✨ OPTIONS ✨

one bullet per option, no skipping, we do NOT leave any of the girls out:

• --upload — uploads the contents to the server, which is www.alsa-project.org or pastebin.ca. sending it off into the world 🚀
• --no-upload — do NOT upload the contents to the remote server. keeping it local, keeping it private 🫶
• --stdout — prints the information to standard output. right there in your terminal, live.
• --output FILE — specify the FILE for output when you're in no-upload mode.
• --debug — runs the utility as normal, BUT it will not delete the file (usually /tmp/alsa-info.txt). so if you're nosy and want to peek after, this is your moment 👀
• --with-aplay — includes the output from aplay -l. more data, more better.
• --with-amixer — includes the output from amixer.
• --with-alsactl — includes the output from alsactl.
• --with-configs — includes the output from ~/.asoundrc and /etc/asound.conf if they exist. yes bestie, only if they exist, don't come for me.
• --update — checks the server for updates. gotta stay current 💅
• --about — prints information about the authors. credits where credits are due 👑

🌈 EXAMPLES 🌈

here's the vibe in action:

alsa-info.sh --no-upload

this will gather all the information and show you the output file. that's it, that's the whole flex. 🍓

💜 SEE ALSO 💜

the girlies in the same friend group:

• aplay(1)
• amixer(1)
• alsactl(1)

👑 AUTHOR 👑

alsa-info.sh was created by the ALSA team — see --about for the details, because they will absolutely tell you themselves. 💖

and that's the whole page bestie, no cap. this one's from the General Commands Manual, dated 13 January 2016 — so yeah, she's been serving since 2016 and she's still the moment. run her, love her, and go get your sound fixed. mwah. 💅🎀✨