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README

alsa-utils
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This package contains the command line utilities for the ALSA project. The
package can be compiled only with the installed ALSA driver and the ALSA C
library (alsa-lib). [0]

Upstream: https://alsa-project.org/


[000] Index
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* Installation ........................................................... [001]
* Usage .................................................................. [002]
* References ............................................................. [003]


[001] Installation
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+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|                                                                              |
|  $ kiss b alsa-utils                                                         |
|                                                                              |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+


[002] Usage
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+--------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+
| Tool         | Purpose                                                       |
+--------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+
|              |                                                               |
| alsa-info    | Gather information about ALSA subsystem.                      |
| alsabat      | Sound tester for ALSA sound card driver.                      |
| alsaconf     | The ALSA driver configurator script.                          |
| alsactl      | Soundcard settings management.                                |
| alsaloop     | Software loopback for PCM devices.                            |
| alsamixer    | ncurses mixer.                                                |
| alsatplg     | ALSA topology compiler.                                       |
| alsaucm      | Use Case Manager utility.                                     |
| amidi        | Send/receive sysex dumps or other MIDI data.                  |
| amixer       | Command-line mixer.                                           |
| aplay        | Playback .wav,.voc,.au files.                                 |
| arecord      | Record .wav,.voc,.au files.                                   |
| axfer        | Transfer audio data frame (enhancement of aplay).             |
| iecset       | Show/set the IEC958 status bits.                              |
| speaker-test | Speaker test utility.                                         |
|              |                                                               |
+--------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+

Refer to the manual pages and help output for more information.


[003] References
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[0] https://github.com/alsa-project/alsa-utils