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.TH pipemixer 1 "October 2025" "0.3.1" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
pipemixer \- audio mixer for pipewire
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B pipemixer
[\fIOPTIONS\fR]
.SH DESCRIPTION
pipemixer is a terminal-based audio mixer for the pipewire audio system.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.B \-c, \-\-config
Path to configuration file, see \fBpipemixer.ini\fR(5) for details.
.TP
.B \-l, \-\-loglevel
Set log level. Accepted values: DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR, QUIET.
.TP
.B \-L, \-\-log-fd
Write log output to the specified file descriptor (must be open for writing).
.TP
.B \-C, \-\-color
Force colored log output.
.TP
.B \-h, \-\-help
Display help message and exit.
.SH CONTROLS
By default, pipemixer uses the following keybinds:
.TP
.B j, Down arrow
Move down the node list.
.TP
.B k, Up arrow
Move up the node list.
.TP
.B t, Tab
Switch to the next tab.
.TP
.B T, Shift+Tab
Switch to the previous tab.
.TP
.B 1, 2, 3, 4
Switch to the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th tab.
.TP
.B m
Toggle mute for the selected node.
.TP
.B l, Right arrow
Increase volume.
.TP
.B h, Left arrow
Decrease volume.
.TP
.B Space
Toggle channel lock for selected node (affects whether volume changes apply to all channels).
.TP
.B p
Enter route selection mode on nodes that support it.
.TP
.B P
Enter profile selection mode.
.TP
.B Enter
Confirm selection.
.TP
.B Escape
Cancel selection.
.TP
.B q
Quit the application.
.SH BUGS
Please report bugs to https://github.com/heather7283/pipemixer/issues
.PP
When reporting bugs:
.PD 0
.IP \(bu 4
Provide backtrace with symbols if you experience a crash.
.IP \(bu 4
Describe steps necessary to reproduce the issue.
.IP \(bu 4
Attach output of pw-dump (note that it will contain currently playing media).
.PD
.SH SEE ALSO
pulsemixer: https://github.com/GeorgeFilipkin/pulsemixer
.br
pwvucontrol: https://github.com/saivert/pwvucontrol
.PP
.BR pipemixer.ini (5),
.BR pw-cli (1)
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