switchaudio-osx

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  "github_readme_excerpt": "switchaudio-osx\n===============\n\nA command-line utility to switch the audio source on Mac OS X.\n\nDescription\n-----------\n\nThis utility switches the audio source for Mac OS X.\n\nYou specify the name of the audio source, such as Built-in Digital Output, and the utility switches the source immediately without any GUI interaction.\n\nThis is a command-line utility only and has no graphical user interface.  Tested on OS 10.7 - 11.2.\n\nInstalling from homebrew\n------------------------\n```\nbrew install switchaudio-osx\n```\n\nUsage\n-----\n\nSwitchAudioSource [-a] [-c] [-f format] [-t type] [-n] -s device\\_name | -i device\\_id | -u device\\_uid \n\n - **-a**               : shows all devices\n - **-c**               : shows current device\n - **-f** _format_      : output format (cli/human/json). Defaults to human.\n - **-t** _type_        : device type (input/output/system).  Defaults to output.\n - **-m** _mute_mode_   : sets the mute status (mute/unmute/toggle).\n - **-n**               : cycles the audio device to the next one\n - **-i** _device_id_   : sets the audio device to the given device by id\n - **-u** _device_uid_  : sets the audio device to the given device by uid or a substring of the uid\n - **-s** _device_name_ : sets the audio device to the given device by name\n\n### Muting\n\nThe `-m` flag can be used to mute input or output devices.\n\nDefine the device via `-t`.\n\nExample for toggling the mute state for the currently selected input, e.g. microphone:\n\n```shell\nSwitchAudioSource -m toggle -t input\n```\n\nThis is useful on a hotkey, e.g. to mute your Teams or Zoom input.\n\nThanks\n-------\n\nThanks to Christian Zuckschwerdt for migrating this to github and adding the next option.\n\nLicense\n-------\n\nMIT License, see license.txt  \n\nCopyright (c) 2008-2021 Devon Weller \u003cwellerco@gmail.com\u003e  \nCopyright (c) 2011 Christian Zuckschwerdt \u003czany@triq.net\u003e\n",
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