<h2>Status Commands</h2>
-<h3><tt>modules</tt></h3>
+<h3><tt>list-modules</tt></h3>
<p>Show all currently loaded modules with their arguments.</p>
-<h3><tt>sinks/sources</tt></h3>
+<h3><tt>list-sinks/list-sources</tt></h3>
<p>Show all currently registered sinks (resp. sources).</p>
-<h3><tt>clients</tt></h3>
+<h3><tt>list-clients</tt></h3>
<p>Show all currently active clients.</p>
-<h3><tt>sink_inputs/sink_outputs</tt></h3>
+<h3><tt>list-sink-inputs/list-sink-outputs</tt></h3>
<p>Show all currently active inputs to sinks (resp. outputs of sources).</p>
<h2>Module Management</h2>
-<h3><tt>load</tt></h3>
+<h3><tt>load-module</tt></h3>
<p>Load a module specified by its name and arguments. For most modules
it is OK to be loaded more than once.</p>
-<h3><tt>unload</tt></h3>
+<h3><tt>unload-module</tt></h3>
<p>Unload a module specified by its index in the module list as
returned by <tt>modules</tt>.</p>
<h2>Configuration Commands</h2>
-<h3><tt>sink_volume</tt></h3>
+<h3><tt>set-sink-volume</tt></h3>
<p>Set the volume of the specified sink. You may specify the sink either
by its index in the sink list or by its name. The volume should be an
(<tt>0x100</tt>) is normal volume, values greater than this amplify
the audio signal with clipping.</p>
-<h3><tt>sink_input_volume</tt></h3>
+<h3><tt>set-sink-input-volume</tt></h3>
<p>Set the volume of a sink input specified by its index the the sink
input list. The same volume rules apply as with <tt>sink_volume</tt>.</p>
-<h3><tt>sink_default/source_default</tt></h3>
+<h3><tt>set-default-sink</tt>/<tt>set-default-source</tt></h3>
<p>Make a sink (resp. source) the default. You may specify the sink
(resp. ssource) by its index in the sink (resp. source) list or by its
<h2>Sample Cache</h2>
-<h3><tt>scache_list</tt></h3>
+<h3><tt>list-samples</tt></h3>
<p>Lists the contents of the sample cache.</p>
-<h3><tt>scache_play</tt></h3>
+<h3><tt>play-sample</tt></h3>
<p>Play a sample cache entry to a sink. Expects the sample name and the sink name as arguments.</p>
-<h3><tt>sache_remove</tt></h3>
+<h3><tt>remove-sample</tt></h3>
<p>Remove an entry from the sample cache. Expects the sample name as argument.</p>
-<h3><tt>sache_load</tt></h3>
+<h3><tt>load-sample</tt></h3>
<p>Load an audio file to the sample cache. Expects the file name to load and the desired sample name as arguments.</p>
+<h3><tt>load-sample-lazy</tt></h3>
+
+<p>Create a new entry in the sample cache, but don't load the sample
+immediately. The sample is loaded only when it is first used. After a
+certain idle time it is freed again. Expects the the desired sample
+name and file name to load as arguments.</p>
+
+<h3><tt>load-sample-dir-lazy</tt></h3>
+
+<p>Load all entries in the specified directory into the sample cache
+as lazy entries. A shell globbing expression (e.g. <tt>*.wav</tt>) may
+be appended to the path of the directory to add.</p>
+
<h2>Module Autoloading</h2>
-<h3><tt>autoload_list</tt></h3>
+<h3><tt>list-autoload</tt></h3>
<p>Lists all currently defined autoloading entries.</p>
-<h3><tt>autoload_sink_add/autoload_source_add</tt></h3>
+<h3><tt>add-autoload-sink/add-autoload-source</tt></h3>
<p>Adds an autoloading entry for a sink (resp. source). Expects the sink name (resp. source name), the module name and the module arguments as arguments.</p>
-<h3><tt>autoload_sink_remove/autoload_source_remove</tt></h3>
+<h3><tt>remove-autoload-sink/remove-autoload-source</tt></h3>
<p>Remove an autoloading entry. Expects the sink name (resp. source name) as argument.</p>
<h2>Miscellaneous Commands</h2>
-<h3><tt>play_file</tt></h3>
+<h3><tt>play-file</tt></h3>
<p>Play an audio file to a sink. Expects the file name and the sink name as argumens.</p>
<h2>Killing Clients/Streams</h2>
-<h3><tt>kill_client</tt></h3>
+<h3><tt>kill-client</tt></h3>
<p>Remove a client forcibly from the server. There is no protection that
the client reconnects immediately.</p>
-<h3><tt>kill_sink_input/kill_source_output</tt></h3>
+<h3><tt>kill-sink-input/kill-source-output</tt></h3>
<p>Remove a sink input (resp. source output) forcibly from the
server. This will not remove the owning client or any other streams
<p>Mark the following script as executable (<tt>chmod +x</tt>) and run it for a sensible polypaudio configuration.</p>
<pre>
-#!/usr/bin/polaudio -F
+#!/usr/bin/polaudio -nF
# Create autoload entries for the device drivers
-autoload_sink_add output module-alsa-sink device=plughw:0,0 rate=48000 sink_name=output
-autoload_source_add input load module-alsa-source device=hw:1,0 source_name=input
+add-autoload-sink output module-alsa-sink device=plughw:0,0 rate=48000 sink_name=output
+add-autoload-sink output2 module-oss device=/dev/dsp1 record=0 sink_name=output2
+add-autoload-sink combined module-combine master=output slaves=output2 sink_name=combined
-# Load several protocols
-load module-esound-protocol-tcp
-load module-simple-protocol-tcp
-load module-native-protocol-unix
-load module-cli-protocol-unix
+add-autoload-source input module-alsa-source device=hw:1,0 source_name=input
-# Load the CLI module (This is similar to passing "-C" on the command line of polypaudio)
-load module-cli
+# Load several protocols
+load-module module-esound-protocol-unix
+load-module module-simple-protocol-tcp
+load-module module-native-protocol-unix
+load-module module-cli-protocol-unix
# Make some devices default
-sink_default output
-source_default input
+set-default-sink combined
+set-default-source input
# Don't fail if the audio files referred to below don't exist
.nofail
# Load an audio to the sample cache for usage with module-x11-bell
-scache_load /usr/share/sounds/KDE_Notify.wav x11-bell
-load module-x11-bell
+load-sample-lazy /usr/share/sounds/KDE_Notify.wav x11-bell
+load-module module-x11-bell sample=x11-bell
# Play a welcome sound
-play_file /usr/share/sounds/startup3.wav output
+play-file /usr/share/sounds/startup3.wav combined
</pre>
<hr/>
-<address class="grey">Lennart Poettering <@PACKAGE_BUGREPORT@>, September 2004</address>
+<address class="grey">Lennart Poettering <@PACKAGE_BUGREPORT@>, November 2004</address>
<div class="grey"><i>$Id$</i></div>
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