Controlling PulseAudio from terminal

1pactl set-sink-volume 0 +10% # raise volume by 10%
2pactl set-sink-volume 0 -10% # lower volume by 10%
3pactl set-sink-mute 0 toggle # mute/unmute 

If using i3 , config can be

1bindsym XF86AudioRaiseVolume exec "pactl set-sink-volume 0 +10%"
2bindsym XF86AudioLowerVolume exec "pactl set-sink-volume 0 -10%"
3bindsym XF86AudioMute exec "pactl set-sink-mute 0 toggle"

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• NrealAir Friday 6 January 2023