pw-cat(1) General Commands Manual pw-cat(1) (NAME) pw-cat - PipeWire (SYNOPSIS) pw-cat [options] [FILE | -] pw-play [options] [FILE | -] pw-record [options] [FILE | -] pw-midiplay [options] [FILE | -] pw-midirecord [options] [FILE | -] pw-midi2play [options] [FILE | -] pw-midi2record [options] [FILE | -] pw-dsdplay [options] [FILE | -] (DESCRIPTION) pw-cat PipeWire . libsndfile PCM . (container) PCM WAV . MIDI MIDI 2.0 . MIDI ( ) MIDI . MIDI MIDI qsynth timidity MIDI . DSD DSF . DSD . FILE - STDIN . libsndfile STDIN . libsndfile . Raw MIDI DSD STDIN . FILE - STDOUT . libsndfile .au . Raw DSD STDOUT . (OPTIONS) -h | --help . --version . -v | --verbose . -R | --remote=NAME remote . PipeWire . -p | --playback . . pw-play pw-midiplay pw-midi2play . -r | --record . . pw-record pw-midirecord pw-midi2record . -m | --midi MIDI. FILE MIDI . pw-midiplay pw-midirecord . MIDI MIDI . MIDI qsynth timidity . -c | --midi-clip MIDI 2.0. FILE MIDI 2.0 . pw-midi2play pw-midi2record . MIDI MIDI . MIDI qsynth timidity . -d | --dsd DSD. FILE DSF . pw-dsdplay . DSD () . DSD DSD . -s | --sysex SysEx. FILE SysEx MIDI . pw-sysex . MIDI . --media-type=VALUE ( Audio/Midi ). . --media-category=VALUE ( Playback/Capture ). . --media-role=VALUE ( Music ). . --target=VALUE ( auto ). : o auto: () o 0: o : object.serial node.name --latency=VALUE[units] ( 100ms ) () () . . . . s ms us ns . . -P | --properties=VALUE JSON. -q | --quality=VALUE (resampler). . . 0 15 4 . -a | --raw . --rate --format --channels --channelmap . -M | --force-midi midi "midi" "ump" ( ump ). midi midi UMP . -n | --sample-count=COUNT COUNT . --rate=VALUE 48000 . --channels=VALUE 2 . --channel-map=VALUE (channelmap). mono stereo surround-21 quad surround-22 surround-40 FL,FR. --list-layouts --list-channel-names . --list-layouts . --channel-map . --list-channel-names . --channel-map . --format=VALUE . : u8 s8 s16 () s24 s32 f32 f64. --list-formats . --list-formats . --container=VALUE (container) . . STDOUT AU . WAV . --list-containers . --volume=VALUE 1.000 . "," "." . locale . (AUTHORS) PipeWire PipeWire . (SEE ALSO) pipewire(1), pw-mon(1), PipeWire 1.6.8 pw-cat(1)