pactl or pacmd, these two commands do basically the same thing. pacmd is the interactive version with more options. For example, pacmd with the command list-sinks includes the following: name: [alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo] driver: [module-alsa-card.c] flags: HARDWARE HW_...
State: SUSPENDED Name: alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.hdmi-surround-extra1.monitor Description: Monitor of Built-in Audio Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI-2) Driver: module-alsa-card.c Sample Specification: s16le 6ch 44100Hz Channel Map: front-left,front-right,rear-left,rear-right,front-ce...
pactl or pacmd, these two commands do basically the same thing. pacmd is the interactive version with more options. For example, pacmd with the command list-sinks includes the following: name: [alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo] driver: [module-alsa-card.c] flags: HARDWARE HW_...