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pipewire.conf(5) File Formats Manual pipewire.conf(5)

NAME

pipewire.conf - The PipeWire server configuration file

SYNOPSIS

/etc/pipewire/pipewire.conf

DESCRIPTION

PipeWire is a service that facilitates sharing of multimedia content between devices and applications.

On startup, the daemon reads a configuration file to configure itself. It executes a series of commands listed in the config file.

The config file in the default location is used but the environment variable PIPEWIRE_CONFIG_FILE can be used to specify an alternative config file.

GENERAL COMMANDS

Show a quick help on the commands available.

PROPERIES

Sets a property with the given key to value.

PLUGIN MAPPING

Maps the plugin features that match pattern to library. When the systen needs a plugin feature

MODULE MANAGEMENT

Load a module specified by its name and arguments. For most modules it is OK to be loaded more than once.

OBJECT CREATE

Create an object from the specified factory with arguments.

EXEC

Execute program. This is usually the session manager.

AUTHORS

The PipeWire Developers <https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire/issues>; PipeWire is available from http://pipewire.org

SEE ALSO

pipewire(1), pw-mon(1),

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