---
name: "gst-inspect-0.10"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "gstreamer0.10-tools"
version: "0.10.36-1.5"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gst-inspect-0.10"
---

# gst-inspect-0.10(1)

print info about a GStreamer plugin or element

## NAME

gst-inspect - print info about a GStreamer plugin or element

## SYNOPSIS

**gst-inspect \[OPTION...\] \[PLUGIN\|ELEMENT\]**

## DESCRIPTION

*gst-inspect* is a tool that prints out information on available *GStreamer* plugins, information about a particular plugin, or information about a particular element.  When executed with no PLUGIN or ELEMENT argument, *gst-inspect* will print a list of all plugins and elements together with a summary. When executed with a PLUGIN or ELEMENT argument, *gst-inspect* will print information about that plug-in or element.

## OPTIONS

*gst-inspect* accepts the following arguments and options:

- **PLUGIN**

  Name of a plugin

- **ELEMENT**

  Name of an element

- **--help**

  Print help synopsis and available FLAGS

- **--gst-info-mask=FLAGS**

  *GStreamer* info flags to set (list with --help)

- **-a, --print-all**

  Print all plugins and elements

- **--print-plugin-auto-install-info**

  Print a machine-parsable list of features the specified plugin provides. Useful in connection with external automatic plugin installation mechanisms.

- **--gst-debug-mask=FLAGS**

  *GStreamer* debugging flags to set (list with --help)

- **--gst-mask=FLAGS**

  *GStreamer* info and debugging flags to set (list with --help)

- **--gst-plugin-spew**

  *GStreamer* info flags to set Enable printout of errors while loading *GStreamer* plugins

- **--gst-plugin-path=PATH**

  Add directories separated with ':' to the plugin search path

## SEE ALSO

**gst-feedback**(1), **gst-launch**(1), **gst-typefind**(1)

## AUTHOR

The GStreamer team at http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/