.TH "pw-dump" 1 "1.0.5" "PipeWire" \" -*- nroff -*-
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.SH NAME
pw-dump \- The PipeWire state dumper
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.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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\fBpw-dump\fP [\fIoptions\fP]
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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The \fIpw-dump\fP program produces a representation of the current PipeWire state as JSON, including the information on nodes, devices, modules, ports, and other objects\&.
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.SH "OPTIONS"
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\fB-h | --help\fP
.RS 4
Show help\&.
.RE
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\fB-r | --remote=NAME\fP
.RS 4
The name of the \fIremote\fP instance to dump\&. If left unspecified, a connection is made to the default PipeWire instance\&.
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\fB-m | --monitor\fP
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Monitor PipeWire state changes, and output JSON arrays describing changes\&.
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\fB-N | --no-colors\fP
.RS 4
Disable color output\&.
.RE
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\fB-C | --color=WHEN\fP
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Whether to enable color support\&. WHEN is \fRnever\fP, \fRalways\fP, or \fRauto\fP\&.
.RE
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.SH "AUTHORS"
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The PipeWire Developers <https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire/issues>; PipeWire is available from <https://pipewire.org>
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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\fBpipewire(1)\fP, \fBpw-cli(1)\fP, \fBpw-top(1)\fP,