NAME

       pw-cli - The PipeWire Command Line Interface

SYNOPSIS

       pw-cli [command]

DESCRIPTION

       Interact with a PipeWire instance.

       When a command is given, pw-cli will execute the command and exit

       When no command is given, pw-cli starts an interactive session with the default PipeWire
       instance pipewire-0.

       Connections to other, remote instances can be made. The current instance name is displayed
       at the prompt.

       Note that pw-cli also creates a local PipeWire instance. Some commands operate on the
       current (remote) instance and some on the local instance, such as module loading.

       Use the 'help' command to list the available commands.

GENERAL COMMANDS

       help | h
           Show a quick help on the commands available. It also lists the aliases for many
           commands.

       quit | q
           Exit from pw-cli

MODULE MANAGEMENT

       Modules are loaded and unloaded in the local instance, thus the pw-cli binary itself and
       can add functionality or objects to the local instance. It is not possible in PipeWire to
       load modules in another instance.

       load-module name [arguments...]
           Load a module specified by its name and arguments in the local instance. For most
           modules it is OK to be loaded more than once.

           This command returns a module variable that can be used to unload the module.

           The locally module is not visible in the remote instance. It is not possible in
           PipeWire to load modules in a remote instance.

       unload-module module-var
           Unload a module, specified either by its variable.

OBJECT INTROSPECTION

       list-objects
           List the objects of the current instance.

       Objects are listed with their id, type and version.

       info id | all
           Get information about a specific object or all objects.

       Requesting info about an object will also notify you of changes.

WORKING WITH REMOTES

       connect [remote-name]
           Connect to a remote instance and make this the new current instance.

           If no remote name is specified, a connection is made to the default remote instance,
           usually pipewire-0.

           The special remote name called internal can be used to connect to the local pw-cli
           PipeWire instance.

           This command returns a remote var that can be used to disconnect or switch remotes.

       disconnect [remote-var]
           Disconnect from a remote instance.

           If no remote name is specified, the current instance is disconnected.

       list-remotes
           List all remote instances.

       switch-remote [remote-var]
           Make the specified remote the current instance.

           If no remote name is specified, the first instance is made current.

NODE MANAGEMENT

       create-node factory-name [properties...]
           Create a node from a factory in the current instance.

           Properties are key=value pairs separated by whitespace.

           This command returns a node variable.

       export-node node-id [remote-var]
           Export a node from the local instance to the specified instance. When no instance is
           specified, the node will be exported to the current instance.

DEVICE MANAGEMENT

       create-device factory-name [properties...]
           Create a device from a factory in the current instance.

           Properties are key=value pairs separated by whitespace.

           This command returns a device variable.

LINK MANAGEMENT

       create-link node-id port-id node-id port-id [properties...]
           Create a link between 2 nodes and ports.

           Port ids can be -1 to automatically select an available port.

           Properties are key=value pairs separated by whitespace.

           This command returns a link variable.

GLOBALS MANAGEMENT

       destroy object-id
           Destroy a global object.

PARAMETER MANAGEMENT

       enum-params object-id param-id
           Enumerate params of an object.

           param-id can also be given as the param short name.

       set-param object-id param-id param-json
           Set param of an object.

           param-id can also be given as the param short name.

PERMISSION MANAGEMENT

       permissions client-id object-id permission
           Set permissions for a client.

           object-id can be -1 to set the default permissions.

       get-permissions client-id
           Get permissions of a client.

COMMAND MANAGEMENT

       send-command object-id
           Send a command to an object.

AUTHORS

       The PipeWire Developers <https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire/issues>;
       PipeWire is available from <https://pipewire.org>

SEE ALSO

       pipewire(1), pw-mon(1),