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pw-cat:tldr:23ac4

pw-cat: Play a WAV file over the default target.
$ pw-cat --playback ${filename-wav}
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The command "pw-cat" is being used here, followed by the flag "--playback". Typically, "pw-cat" is a command-line tool used in the PipeWire multimedia server environment, mainly for recording and playing back audio.

In this particular instance, the command is using the "--playback" flag to specify that it wants to perform audio playback.

"${filename-wav}" is a placeholder for the actual filename with the ".wav" extension. So, in order to use this command, you need to replace "${filename-wav}" with the desired audio file name (in WAV format) that you want to play back.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.
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