.TH "pw-config" 1 "1.0.3" "PipeWire" \" -*- nroff -*-
.ad l
.nh
.SH NAME
pw-config \- Debug PipeWire Config parsing
.PP
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.PP
.PP
\fBpw-config\fP [\fIoptions\fP] paths
.PP
\fBpw-config\fP [\fIoptions\fP] list [\fISECTION\fP]
.PP
\fBpw-config\fP [\fIoptions\fP] merge \fISECTION\fP
.PP
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
.PP
List config paths and config sections and display the parsed output\&.
.PP
This tool can be used to get an overview of the config file that will be parsed by the PipeWire server and clients\&.
.PP
.SH "COMMON OPTIONS"
.PP
.PP
\fB-h | --help\fP
.RS 4
Show help\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB--version\fP
.RS 4
Show version information\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB-n | --name=NAME\fP
.RS 4
Config Name (default 'pipewire\&.conf')
.RE
.PP
\fB-p | --prefix=PREFIX\fP
.RS 4
Config Prefix (default '')
.RE
.PP
\fB-L | --no-newline\fP
.RS 4
Omit newlines after values
.RE
.PP
\fB-r | --recurse\fP
.RS 4
Reformat config sections recursively
.RE
.PP
\fB-N | --no-colors\fP
.RS 4
Disable color output
.RE
.PP
\fB-C | -color[=WHEN]\fP
.RS 4
whether to enable color support\&. WHEN is \fInever\fP, \fIalways\fP, or \fIauto\fP
.RE
.PP
.SH "LISTING PATHS"
.PP
.PP
Specify the paths command\&. It will display all the config files that will be parsed and in what order\&.
.PP
.SH "LISTING CONFIG SECTIONS"
.PP
.PP
Specify the list command with an optional \fISECTION\fP to list the configuration fragments used for \fISECTION\fP\&. Without a \fISECTION\fP, all sections will be listed\&.
.PP
Use the -r options to reformat the sections\&.
.PP
.SH "MERGING A CONFIG SECTION"
.PP
.PP
With the merge option and a \fISECTION\fP, pw-config will merge all config files into a merged config section and dump the results\&. This will be the section used by the client or server\&.
.PP
Use the -r options to reformat the sections\&.
.PP
.SH "EXAMPLES"
.PP
.PP
\fBpw-config\fP
.RS 4
List all config files that will be used
.RE
.PP
\fBpw-config -n pipewire-pulse\&.conf\fP
.RS 4
List all config files that will be used by the PipeWire pulseaudio server\&.
.RE
.PP
\fBpw-config -n pipewire-pulse\&.conf list\fP
.RS 4
List all config sections used by the PipeWire pulseaudio server
.RE
.PP
\fBpw-config -n jack\&.conf list context\&.properties\fP
.RS 4
List the context\&.properties fragments used by the JACK clients
.RE
.PP
\fBpw-config -n jack\&.conf merge context\&.properties\fP
.RS 4
List the merged context\&.properties used by the JACK clients
.RE
.PP
\fBpw-config -n pipewire\&.conf -r merge context\&.modules\fP
.RS 4
List the merged context\&.modules used by the PipeWire server and reformat
.RE
.PP
.SH "AUTHORS"
.PP
.PP
The PipeWire Developers <https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire/issues>; PipeWire is available from <https://pipewire.org>
.PP
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
.PP
\fBpipewire(1)\fP, \fBpw-dump(1)\fP,