Pd-0.48.0 ("") compiled for Debian (0.48.0-1) on 2017/08/16 at 10:46:31 UTC

usage: pd [-flags] [file]... audio configuration flags: -r <n> -- specify sample rate -audioindev ... -- audio in devices; e.g., "1,3" for first and third -audiooutdev ... -- audio out devices (same) -audiodev ... -- specify input and output together -audioaddindev -- add an audio input device by name -audioaddoutdev -- add an audio output device by name -audioadddev -- add an audio input and output device by name -inchannels ... -- audio input channels (by device, like "2" or "16,8") -outchannels ... -- number of audio out channels (same) -channels ... -- specify both input and output channels -audiobuf <n> -- specify size of audio buffer in msec -blocksize <n> -- specify audio I/O block size in sample frames -sleepgrain <n> -- specify number of milliseconds to sleep when idle -nodac -- suppress audio output -noadc -- suppress audio input -noaudio -- suppress audio input and output (-nosound is synonym) -callback -- use callbacks if possible -nocallback -- use polling-mode (true by default) -listdev -- list audio and MIDI devices -oss -- use OSS audio API -alsa -- use ALSA audio API -alsaadd <name> -- add an ALSA device name to list -jack -- use JACK audio API -jackname <name> -- a name for your JACK client -nojackconnect -- do not automatically connect pd to the JACK graph -jackconnect -- automatically connect pd to the JACK graph [default] -pa -- use Portaudio API (default audio API for this platform: ALSA) MIDI configuration flags: -midiindev ... -- midi in device list; e.g., "1,3" for first and third -midioutdev ... -- midi out device list, same format -mididev ... -- specify -midioutdev and -midiindev together -midiaddindev -- add a MIDI input device by name -midiaddoutdev -- add a MIDI output device by name -midiadddev -- add a MIDI input and output device by name -nomidiin -- suppress MIDI input -nomidiout -- suppress MIDI output -nomidi -- suppress MIDI input and output -ossmidi -- use OSS midi API -alsamidi -- use ALSA midi API other flags: -path <path> -- add to file search path -nostdpath -- don't search standard ("extra") directory -stdpath -- search standard directory (true by default) -helppath <path> -- add to help file search path -open <file> -- open file(s) on startup -lib <file> -- load object library(s) -font-size <n> -- specify default font size in points -font-face <name> -- specify default font -font-weight <name>-- specify default font weight (normal or bold) -verbose -- extra printout on startup and when searching for files -noverbose -- no extra printout -version -- don't run Pd; just print out which version it is -d <n> -- specify debug level -loadbang -- do not suppress all loadbangs (true by default) -noloadbang -- suppress all loadbangs -stderr -- send printout to standard error instead of GUI -nostderr -- send printout to GUI (true by default) -gui -- start GUI (true by default) -nogui -- suppress starting the GUI -guiport <n> -- connect to pre-existing GUI over port <n> -guicmd "cmd..." -- start alternatve GUI program (e.g., remote via ssh) -send "msg..." -- send a message at startup, after patches are loaded -prefs -- load preferences on startup (true by default) -noprefs -- suppress loading preferences on startup -prefsfile <file> -- load preferences from a file -rt or -realtime -- use real-time priority -nrt -- don't use real-time priority -sleep -- sleep when idle, don't spin (true by default) -nosleep -- spin, don't sleep (may lower latency on multi-CPUs) -schedlib <file> -- plug in external scheduler -extraflags <s> -- string argument to send schedlib -batch -- run off-line as a batch process -nobatch -- run interactively (true by default) -autopatch -- enable auto-patching to new objects (true by default) -noautopatch -- defeat auto-patching -compatibility <f> -- set back-compatibility to version <f> application-specific initialization failed: couldn't connect to display ""