.TH GALSAUSE 1 GALSAUSE
.SH NAME
galsause - Set default ALSA PCM device
.SH SYNPOSIS
.B galsause
.RI [ command
.RI [ argument "] ...]"
.SH DESCRIPTION
The
.B galsause
utility is a graphical utility for setting the default
ALSA PCM device for the user or a program it starts.
.PP
If
.I command
is specified, galsause will run that command with the default
ALSA PCM device set only for that process and it's child processes.
.SH OPTIONS
The
.B galsause
utility conforms to the Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1-2017,
.IR "Section 12.2" ", " "Utility Syntax Guidelines" .
.PP
No options are supported.
.SH OPERANDS
The following operands are supported:
.TP
.I command
The name of the utility to be invoked.
.TP
.I argument
A string to pass as an argument for the invoked utility.
.SH STDIN
Not used.
.SH INPUT FILES
None.
.SH ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
The following environment variable affects the execution of
.TP
.I HOME
Used to override the path to the user's home directroy.
.TP
.I PATH
Determine the location of the
.IR command ,
as described in the Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1-2017,
.IR "Chapter 8" ", " "Environment Variables" .
.PP
Additionally, environment variables that affect ALSA takes
precedence over the default device set by the
.B galsause
utility.
.SH ASYNCHRONOUS EVENTS
Default.
.SH STDOUT
Not used.
.SH STDERR
The standard error is only used for diagnostic messages.
.SH OUTPUT FILES
If the the default ALSA PCM device is set, the
.B galsause
utility may create, modify, replace, or unlink the file
.I .asoundrc
placed in the user's home directory.
.SH EXTENDED DESCRIPTION
None.
.SH EXIT STATUS
If
.I command
is invoked, the exit status of
.B galsause
is the exit status of
.IR command ;
otherwise, the
.B galsause
utility exits with one of the following values.
.TP
0
The
.I galsause
utility completed successfully.
.TP
125
An error occurred in the
.I galsause
utility.
.TP
126
The utility specified by
.I command
was found but could not be invoked.
.TP
127
The utility specified by
.I command
could not be found.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR alsause (1)