How do you mute from the command line?

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How do you mute the sound system from the command line?

Eric Carvalho · Accepted Answer · 2013-01-02 23:10:05Z

up vote 26 down vote accepted

Assuming you're using ALSA driver, run:

amixer set Master mute   
amixer set Master unmute

Or, you can just use:

amixer set Master toggle

to toggle mute on and off.

edited Jan 2 at 23:10

Eric Carvalho
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answered Feb 13 '11 at 3:25

goric
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	for me / my system (precise), this only goes one way: off / mute. Neither toggle nor unmute bring the music back on. Any ideas as to why?? – nutty about natty May 8 '12 at 13:12
	see askubuntu.com/questions/77522/… – nutty about natty May 8 '12 at 13:17

theTuxRacer · Answer 2 · 2011-02-13 03:26:30Z

up vote 11 down vote

On the terminal type this to mute

amixer set Master mute

type

amixer set Master unmute

Tested on my Ubuntu 10.10.

PS: +1 for interesting question.

answered Feb 13 '11 at 3:26

theTuxRacer
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