alsactl version 1.1.0

Usage: alsactl <options> command global options: -h,--help this help -d,--debug debug mode -v,--version print version of this program Available state options: -f,--file # configuration file (default /var/lib/alsa/asound.state) -l,--lock use file locking to serialize concurrent access -L,--no-lock do not use file locking to serialize concurrent access -O,--lock-state-file # state lock file path (default /var/lock/asound.state.lock) -F,--force try to restore the matching controls as much as possible (default mode) -g,--ignore ignore 'No soundcards found' error -P,--pedantic do not restore mismatching controls (old default) -I,--no-init-fallback don't initialize even if restore fails -r,--runstate # save restore and init state to this file (only errors) default settings is 'no file set' -R,--remove remove runstate file at first, otherwise append errors -p,--period # store period in seconds for the daemon command -e,--pid-file # pathname for the process id (daemon mode) Available init options: -E,--env #=# set environment variable for init phase (NAME=VALUE) -i,--initfile # main configuation file for init phase (default /usr/share/alsa/init/00main) -b,--background run daemon in background -s,--syslog use syslog for messages -n,--nice # set the process priority (see 'man nice') -c,--sched-idle set the process scheduling policy to idle (SCHED_IDLE) Available commands: store <card> save current driver setup for one or each soundcards to configuration file restore <card> load current driver setup for one or each soundcards from configuration file nrestore <card> like restore, but notify the daemon to rescan soundcards init <card> initialize driver to a default state daemon <card> store state periodically for one or each soundcards rdaemon <card> like daemon but do the state restore at first kill <cmd> notify daemon to quit, rescan or save_and_quit monitor <card> monitor control events