---
name: "timemachine"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "timemachine"
version: "0.3.3-4"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/timemachine"
---

# timemachine(1)

manual page for timemachine

## NAME

timemachine: - manual page for timemachine

## DESCRIPTION

Usage /usr/bin/timemachine: \[-h\] \[-i\] \[-c channels\] \[-n jack-name\]

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  \[-t buffer-length\] \[-p file prefix\] \[-f format\] \[-a\] \[-b begin-threshold\] \[-e end-threshold\] \[-T end-time\] \[port-name ...\]

- **-h**

  show this help

- **-i**

  interactive mode (console instead of X11) also enabled if DISPLAY is unset

- **-c**

  specify number of recording channels

- **-n**

  specify the JACK name timemachine will use

- **-t**

  specify the pre-recording buffer length

- **-p**

  specify the saved file prefix, may include path

- **-s**

  use safer characters in filename (windows compatibility)

- **-f**

  specify the saved file format

- **-a**

  enable automatic sound-triggered recording

- **-b**

  specify threshold above which automatic recording will begin

- **-e**

  specify threshold below which automatic recording will end

- **-T**

  specify silence length before automatic recording ends

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  channels must be in the range 1-8, default 2 jack-name, default "TimeMachine" file-prefix, default "tm-" buffer-length, default 10 secs format, default 'w64', options: wav, w64 begin-threshold, default **-35**.0 dB end-threshold, default **-35**.0 dB end-time, default 10 secs

specifying port names to connect to on the command line overrides **-c**