.TH "pw-v4l2" 1 "1.6.8" "PipeWire" \" -*- nroff -*-
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.SH NAME
pw-v4l2 \- Use PipeWire instead of V4L2

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.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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\fBpw-v4l2\fP [\fIoptions\fP] \fICOMMAND\fP [\fIARGUMENTS\&.\&.\&.\fP]

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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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\fBpw-v4l2\fP runs a command using a compatibility layer that maps PipeWire video devices to be visible to applications using V4L2\&.

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This is implemented by preloading a shared library via LD_PRELOAD, which translates library calls that try to access V4L2 devices\&.

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.SH "OPTIONS"
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\fB-h\fP
.RS 4
Show help\&.
.RE
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\fB-r NAME\fP
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The name of the remote instance to connect to\&. If left unspecified, a connection is made to the default PipeWire instance\&.
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\fB-v\fP
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Verbose operation\&.
.RE
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.SH "EXAMPLES"
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\fBpw-v4l2\fP v4l2-ctl --list-devices

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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,