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authorClemens Ladisch <clemens@ladisch.de>2009-05-25 10:26:22 +0200
committerClemens Ladisch <clemens@ladisch.de>2009-05-25 10:26:22 +0200
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downloadalsa-utils-5b6b5fd14bd5b0f6b07332657fc09b0a7255dda9.tar.gz
alsamixer: show channel names for multichannel controls
For multichannel mixer controls, add the channel name to each screen control. Also make some other small changes. Signed-off-by: Clemens Ladisch <clemens@ladisch.de>
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diff --git a/alsamixer/alsamixer.1 b/alsamixer/alsamixer.1
index 47d8aed..b16003f 100644
--- a/alsamixer/alsamixer.1
+++ b/alsamixer/alsamixer.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH ALSAMIXER 1 "15 May 2001"
+.TH ALSAMIXER 1 "22 May 2009"
.SH NAME
alsamixer \- soundcard mixer for ALSA soundcard driver, with ncurses interface
.SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -12,29 +12,25 @@ soundcard drivers. It supports multiple soundcards with multiple devices.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
-\fI\-h, \-help\fP
+\fI\-h, \-\-help\fP
Help: show available flags.
.TP
-\fI\-c\fP <card number or identification>
+\fI\-c, \-\-card\fP <card number or identification>
Select the soundcard to use, if you have more than one. Cards are
numbered from 0 (the default).
.TP
-\fI\-D\fP <device identification>
+\fI\-D, \-\-device\fP <device identification>
Select the mixer device to control.
.TP
-\fI\-g\fP
-Toggle the using of colors.
-
-.TP
-\fI\-s\fP
-Minimize the mixer window.
+\fI\-V, \-\-view\fP <mode>
+Select the starting view mode, either \fIplayback\fP, \fIcapture\fP or \fIall\fP.
.TP
-\fI\-V\fP <view mode>
-Select the starting view mode, either \fIplayback\fP, \fIcapture\fP or \fIall\fP.
+\fI\-g, \-\-no\-color\fP
+Toggle the using of colors.
.SH MIXER VIEWS
@@ -148,6 +144,13 @@ The number keys from \fI0\fP to \fI9\fP are to change the absolute volume
quickly. They correspond to 0 to 90% volume.
.SS
+Selecting the Sound Card
+
+You can select another sound card by pressing the \fIF6\fP or \fIS\fP keys.
+This will show a list of available sound cards to choose from,
+and an entry to enter the mixer device name by hand.
+
+.SS
Exiting
Quit the program with \fIALT Q\fP, or by hitting \fIESC\fP.
@@ -169,6 +172,7 @@ fault. Plain old \fBxterm\fP seems to be fine.
.SH AUTHOR
.B alsamixer
has been written by Tim Janik <timj@gtk.org> and
-been further improved by Jaroslav Kysela <perex@perex.cz>.
+been further improved by Jaroslav Kysela <perex@perex.cz>
+and Clemens Ladisch <clemens@ladisch.de>.
This manual page was provided by Paul Winkler <zarmzarm@erols.com>.