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pamixer(1)

pamixer1

Pulseaudio command line mixer

Usage

pamixer [OPTIONS]

Overview

pamixer controls the volume levels of Pulseaudio sinks and sources.

Options

-h, --help

Show help message.

--sink INDEX

Choose a different sink than the default.

--source INDEX

Choose a different source than the default.

--default-source

Select the default source.

--get-volume

Get the current volume.

--get-volume-human

Get the current volume percentage or the string "muted".

--set-volume PERCENTAGE

Set the volume.

-i, --increase PERCENTAGE

Increase the volume.

-d, --decrease PERCENTAGE

Decrease the volume.

-t, --toggle-mute

Switch between mute and unmute.

-m, --mute

Set mute.

--allow-boost

Allow volume to go above 100%.

--gamma AMOUNT

Increase/decrease using gamma correction e.g. 2.2.

-u, --unmute

Unset mute.

--get-mute

Display true if the volume is mute, false otherwise.

--list-sinks

List the sinks.

--list-sources

List the sources.

Examples

pamixer -d 5

Will decrease the volume by 5% on the default sink.

pamixer --source 2 -m

Will mute source 2.

From pamixer 1.6-4 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.