tldr/pages/linux/pw-cat.md

pw-cat

Play and record audio files through PipeWire. See also: wpctl, pw-cli. More information: https://docs.pipewire.org/page_man_pw-cat_1.html.

• Play a WAV file over the default target:

pw-cat {{[-p|--playback]}} {{path/to/file.wav}}

• Play a WAV file with a specified resampler quality (4 by default):

pw-cat {{[-q|--quality]}} {{0..15}} {{[-p|--playback]}} {{path/to/file.wav}}

• Record a sample recording at a volume level of 125%:

pw-cat {{[-r|--record]}} --volume {{1.25}} {{path/to/file.wav}}

• Record a sample recording using a different sample rate:

pw-cat {{[-r|--record]}} --rate {{6000}} {{path/to/file.wav}}

• Display help:

pw-cat {{[-h|--help]}}