parecord --version (return code: 0)
pacat 8.0
Compiled with libpulse 8.0.0
Linked with libpulse 8.0.0
parecord --help (return code: 0)
parecord [options]
Capture audio data from a PulseAudio sound server and write it to a file.
-h, --help Show this help
--version Show version
-r, --record Create a connection for recording
-p, --playback Create a connection for playback
-v, --verbose Enable verbose operations
-s, --server=SERVER The name of the server to connect to
-d, --device=DEVICE The name of the sink/source to connect to
-n, --client-name=NAME How to call this client on the server
--stream-name=NAME How to call this stream on the server
--volume=VOLUME Specify the initial (linear) volume in range 0...65536
--rate=SAMPLERATE The sample rate in Hz (defaults to 44100)
--format=SAMPLEFORMAT The sample type, one of s16le, s16be, u8, float32le,
float32be, ulaw, alaw, s32le, s32be, s24le, s24be,
s24-32le, s24-32be (defaults to s16ne)
--channels=CHANNELS The number of channels, 1 for mono, 2 for stereo
(defaults to 2)
--channel-map=CHANNELMAP Channel map to use instead of the default
--fix-format Take the sample format from the sink/source the stream is
being connected to.
--fix-rate Take the sampling rate from the sink/source the stream is
being connected to.
--fix-channels Take the number of channels and the channel map
from the sink/source the stream is being connected to.
--no-remix Don't upmix or downmix channels.
--no-remap Map channels by index instead of name.
--latency=BYTES Request the specified latency in bytes.
--process-time=BYTES Request the specified process time per request in bytes.
--latency-msec=MSEC Request the specified latency in msec.
--process-time-msec=MSEC Request the specified process time per request in msec.
--property=PROPERTY=VALUE Set the specified property to the specified value.
--raw Record/play raw PCM data.
--passthrough Passthrough data.
--file-format[=FFORMAT] Record/play formatted PCM data.
--list-file-formats List available file formats.
--monitor-stream=INDEX Record from the sink input with index INDEX.