Re: audioctl and mixerctl command default device question

[mlelstv%serpens.de@localhost (Michael van Elst)]

ea1abz%gmail.com@localhost (Ramiro Aceves) writes:

>from "man audioctl":
>      The -d flag can be used to give an alternative audio control 
>device, the default is /dev/audioctl0.


That's a bit stale, the 'default' symlinks are a new thing.

audioctl is trying /dev/audioctl and falling back to /dev/audioctl0
if the symlink isn't there.

Similarly mixerctl is trying /dev/mixer and is falling back to
/dev/mixer0 when the symlink isn't there.