pw-mon
Monitor PipeWire objects in real-time
TLDR
Monitor the default PipeWire instance
$ pw-mon
Monitor a specific remote instance$ pw-mon -r remote_name
Monitor with specific color configuration$ pw-mon -N never
Display help$ pw-mon -h
SYNOPSIS
pw-mon [options]
DESCRIPTION
pw-mon monitors objects on a PipeWire instance in real-time. It displays information about nodes, ports, links, and other graph objects as they are created, modified, or destroyed.This tool is useful for debugging audio routing, observing device connections, and understanding PipeWire's internal state during runtime.
PARAMETERS
-r, --remote name
Connect to a specific remote PipeWire instance-N, --color mode
Color output mode: never, always, or auto-h, --help
Display help message
INSTALL
sudo apt install pipewire-bin
sudo apk add pipewire-tools
sudo zypper install pipewire-tools
CAVEATS
Output can be verbose on systems with many audio devices and applications. Consider piping output through filtering tools for specific monitoring tasks.
HISTORY
Part of PipeWire, the modern multimedia framework for Linux. Provides real-time visibility into the PipeWire graph for debugging and monitoring purposes.
SEE ALSO
pipewire(1), pw-metadata(1), pw-cli(1), pw-top(1)
