pulseaudio --version (return code: 0)
pulseaudio 8.0
pulseaudio --help (return code: 0)
pulseaudio [options]
COMMANDS:
-h, --help Show this help
--version Show version
--dump-conf Dump default configuration
--dump-modules Dump list of available modules
--dump-resample-methods Dump available resample methods
--cleanup-shm Cleanup stale shared memory segments
--start Start the daemon if it is not running
-k --kill Kill a running daemon
--check Check for a running daemon (only returns exit code)
OPTIONS:
--system[=BOOL] Run as system-wide instance
-D, --daemonize[=BOOL] Daemonize after startup
--fail[=BOOL] Quit when startup fails
--high-priority[=BOOL] Try to set high nice level
(only available as root, when SUID or
with elevated RLIMIT_NICE)
--realtime[=BOOL] Try to enable realtime scheduling
(only available as root, when SUID or
with elevated RLIMIT_RTPRIO)
--disallow-module-loading[=BOOL] Disallow module user requested module
loading/unloading after startup
--disallow-exit[=BOOL] Disallow user requested exit
--exit-idle-time=SECS Terminate the daemon when idle and this
time passed
--scache-idle-time=SECS Unload autoloaded samples when idle and
this time passed
--log-level[=LEVEL] Increase or set verbosity level
-v --verbose Increase the verbosity level
--log-target={auto,syslog,stderr,file:PATH,newfile:PATH}
Specify the log target
--log-meta[=BOOL] Include code location in log messages
--log-time[=BOOL] Include timestamps in log messages
--log-backtrace=FRAMES Include a backtrace in log messages
-p, --dl-search-path=PATH Set the search path for dynamic shared
objects (plugins)
--resample-method=METHOD Use the specified resampling method
(See --dump-resample-methods for
possible values)
--use-pid-file[=BOOL] Create a PID file
--no-cpu-limit[=BOOL] Do not install CPU load limiter on
platforms that support it.
--disable-shm[=BOOL] Disable shared memory support.
STARTUP SCRIPT:
-L, --load="MODULE ARGUMENTS" Load the specified plugin module with
the specified argument
-F, --file=FILENAME Run the specified script
-C Open a command line on the running TTY
after startup
-n Don't load default script file