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qjackctl(1)		     General Commands Manual		     qjackctl(1)

NAME
     qjackctl - User interface for controlling JACK (Jack Audio Connection Kit)

SYNOPSIS
     qjackctl [options]

DESCRIPTION
     This manual page documents briefly the qjackctl command-line options.

     QjackCtl  is  used for controlling the Jack Audio Connection Kit (JACK) and
     as a patchbay for ALSA MIDI and JACK MIDI devices.  QjackCtl also has  sup-
     port  for	the  JACK transport control protocol, so you can use it to start
     and stop the JACK transport. Once you start  qjackctl,  you  get  presented
     with  a  single  GUI  window,  the  buttons  are  self-explanatory and have
     tooltips.

OPTIONS
     -s, --start

	    Start JACK audio server immediately

     -p, --preset=[label]

	    Set default settings preset name

     -a, --active-patchbay=[path]

	    Set active patchbay definition file

     -n, --server-name=[label]

	    Set default JACK audio server name

     -?, --help

	    Displays help on command-line options.

     -v, --version

	    Show version information.

D-BUS INTERFACE
     Enable 'Setup > Misc > Other > Enable D-Bus interface' to use the D-Bus in-
     terface commands as shown below.

	    dbus-send --system / org.rncbc.qjackctl.start
	    dbus-send --system / org.rncbc.qjackctl.stop
	    dbus-send --system / org.rncbc.qjackctl.reset
	    dbus-send --system / org.rncbc.qjackctl.main
	    dbus-send --system / org.rncbc.qjackctl.messages
	    dbus-send --system / org.rncbc.qjackctl.status
	    dbus-send --system / org.rncbc.qjackctl.session
	    dbus-send --system / org.rncbc.qjackctl.connections
	    dbus-send --system / org.rncbc.qjackctl.patchbay
	    dbus-send --system / org.rncbc.qjackctl.graph
	    dbus-send --system / org.rncbc.qjackctl.rewind
	    dbus-send --system / org.rncbc.qjackctl.backward
	    dbus-send --system / org.rncbc.qjackctl.play
	    dbus-send --system / org.rncbc.qjackctl.pause
	    dbus-send --system / org.rncbc.qjackctl.forward
	    dbus-send --system / org.rncbc.qjackctl.setup
	    dbus-send --system / org.rncbc.qjackctl.about
	    dbus-send --system / org.rncbc.qjackctl.quit
	    dbus-send --system / org.rncbc.qjackctl.preset string:[label]
	    dbus-send	  --system     /      org.rncbc.qjackctl.active-patchbay
	    string:[path]
	    dbus-send --system / org.rncbc.qjackctl.load
	    dbus-send --system / org.rncbc.qjackctl.save
	    dbus-send --system / org.rncbc.qjackctl.savequit
	    dbus-send --system / org.rncbc.qjackctl.savetemplate

SEE ALSO
     jackd(1)

FILES
     Configuration settings are stored in ~/.config/rncbc.org/QjackCtl.conf

AUTHOR
     QjackCtl was written by Rui Nuno Capela.

     This manual page was written by Guenter Geiger <geiger@debian.org>, for the
     Debian project (but may be used by others).

				 April 16, 2026 		     qjackctl(1)

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