Comments on: Change the system volume from the command line http://osxdaily.com/2007/04/28/change-the-system-volume-from-the-command-line/ News, tips, software, reviews, and more for Mac OS X, iPhone, iPad Wed, 23 May 2012 03:26:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: dupe http://osxdaily.com/2007/04/28/change-the-system-volume-from-the-command-line/#comment-147671 dupe Thu, 16 Dec 2010 21:41:37 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/2007/04/28/change-the-system-volume-from-the-command-line/#comment-147671 hm ...nice ...is there a way to set the step size of the volume keys ?? like the alt+shift+volume key +/- ..i would like to have the changes more smooth coz i have active speakers ...thx .. hm …nice …is there a way to set the step size of the volume keys ?? like the alt+shift+volume key +/- ..i would like to have the changes more smooth coz i have active speakers …thx ..

]]> By: Change the volume remotely or mute your Mac from an iPhone http://osxdaily.com/2007/04/28/change-the-system-volume-from-the-command-line/#comment-132908 Change the volume remotely or mute your Mac from an iPhone Mon, 15 Nov 2010 13:56:45 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/2007/04/28/change-the-system-volume-from-the-command-line/#comment-132908 [...] discussed how to change the Mac sound volume from the command line before and this tip uses the same commands to remotely adjust the system [...] [...] discussed how to change the Mac sound volume from the command line before and this tip uses the same commands to remotely adjust the system [...]

]]> By: mnajem http://osxdaily.com/2007/04/28/change-the-system-volume-from-the-command-line/#comment-110367 mnajem Wed, 11 Aug 2010 08:27:07 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/2007/04/28/change-the-system-volume-from-the-command-line/#comment-110367 @Don yup, I wonder as well why he mentioned scutil ... it's not the disk volume, instead just the sound ... :-p @Don yup, I wonder as well why he mentioned scutil … it’s not the disk volume, instead just the sound … :-p

]]> By: Dustin Kick http://osxdaily.com/2007/04/28/change-the-system-volume-from-the-command-line/#comment-106963 Dustin Kick Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:38:01 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/2007/04/28/change-the-system-volume-from-the-command-line/#comment-106963 osascript -e "set volume 11" # :D osascript -e “set volume 11″

# :D

]]> By: Jon http://osxdaily.com/2007/04/28/change-the-system-volume-from-the-command-line/#comment-101780 Jon Wed, 19 May 2010 16:22:27 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/2007/04/28/change-the-system-volume-from-the-command-line/#comment-101780 Can you go past maximum volume with this? It drives my crazy when I try to watch a movie while I wait around the airport and have to boot into windows to hear what's going on (Windows plays sound louder for some reason) Can you go past maximum volume with this? It drives my crazy when I try to watch a movie while I wait around the airport and have to boot into windows to hear what’s going on (Windows plays sound louder for some reason)

]]> By: satellite internet solutions http://osxdaily.com/2007/04/28/change-the-system-volume-from-the-command-line/#comment-101448 satellite internet solutions Tue, 11 May 2010 20:25:34 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/2007/04/28/change-the-system-volume-from-the-command-line/#comment-101448 Hey there, for reasons uknown when I put your rss into google reader, it will not work. Can you give me the RSS link just to make certain I'm using the right one? Hey there, for reasons uknown when I put your rss into google reader, it will not work. Can you give me the RSS link just to make certain I’m using the right one?

]]> By: Oscar the Grouch http://osxdaily.com/2007/04/28/change-the-system-volume-from-the-command-line/#comment-101312 Oscar the Grouch Wed, 05 May 2010 21:48:39 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/2007/04/28/change-the-system-volume-from-the-command-line/#comment-101312 You are asking technology to solve a social issue. Invariably this approach leads to failure. Please review your strategy. HINT: it's a communications issue. Try actually TALKING to your child. You are asking technology to solve a social issue. Invariably this approach leads to failure. Please review your strategy.

HINT: it’s a communications issue. Try actually TALKING to your child.

]]> By: Matt http://osxdaily.com/2007/04/28/change-the-system-volume-from-the-command-line/#comment-101283 Matt Tue, 04 May 2010 17:11:55 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/2007/04/28/change-the-system-volume-from-the-command-line/#comment-101283 Is it possible to lock the output volume limit? I can't keep my kid from cranking up the volume when listening to iTunes with earbuds. Is it possible to lock the output volume limit? I can’t keep my kid from cranking up the volume when listening to iTunes with earbuds.

]]> By: chuck http://osxdaily.com/2007/04/28/change-the-system-volume-from-the-command-line/#comment-100643 chuck Wed, 14 Apr 2010 13:43:27 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/2007/04/28/change-the-system-volume-from-the-command-line/#comment-100643 well if you read the man pages: Enter one line of a script. if -e is given, osascript will not look for a filename in the argument list. it is executing a script, set volume 10, but a one liner, and you have to put the proper qoutation marks. well if you read the man pages: Enter one line of a script. if -e is given, osascript will not look for a filename in the argument list.
it is executing a script, set volume 10, but a one liner, and you have to put the proper qoutation marks.

]]> By: [dacrib.net] » Blog Archive » How to set OS X volume from cli. http://osxdaily.com/2007/04/28/change-the-system-volume-from-the-command-line/#comment-100456 [dacrib.net] » Blog Archive » How to set OS X volume from cli. Sun, 04 Apr 2010 22:15:03 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/2007/04/28/change-the-system-volume-from-the-command-line/#comment-100456 [...] 1. you aren’t limited to integers, 1.5 would also work 2. original article [...] [...] 1. you aren’t limited to integers, 1.5 would also work 2. original article [...]

]]> By: XKCD Puzzle « What Happens If I… http://osxdaily.com/2007/04/28/change-the-system-volume-from-the-command-line/#comment-98364 XKCD Puzzle « What Happens If I… Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:10:05 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/2007/04/28/change-the-system-volume-from-the-command-line/#comment-98364 [...] Sometimes XKCD presents puzzles or problems to its listeners. Today’s puzzle was a particularly straight-forward one: googling for “mac os x command-line volume” led me straight to this answer. [...] [...] Sometimes XKCD presents puzzles or problems to its listeners. Today’s puzzle was a particularly straight-forward one: googling for “mac os x command-line volume” led me straight to this answer. [...]

]]> By: Don Gilbert http://osxdaily.com/2007/04/28/change-the-system-volume-from-the-command-line/#comment-93795 Don Gilbert Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:01:19 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/2007/04/28/change-the-system-volume-from-the-command-line/#comment-93795 @ Jay - What your suggesting is changing the Disk Volume Name. This is not what the command is used for. The command is used to set the Volume on the system speakers. Reading you post was good for something though, it made me laugh. lol  @ Jay – What your suggesting is changing the Disk Volume Name. This is not what the command is used for. The command is used to set the Volume on the system speakers.

Reading you post was good for something though, it made me laugh. lol 

]]> By: Øyle http://osxdaily.com/2007/04/28/change-the-system-volume-from-the-command-line/#comment-87131 Øyle Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:20:17 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/2007/04/28/change-the-system-volume-from-the-command-line/#comment-87131 http://xkcd.com/530/ http://xkcd.com/530/

]]> By: Kevin Bacon http://osxdaily.com/2007/04/28/change-the-system-volume-from-the-command-line/#comment-84594 Kevin Bacon Mon, 15 Dec 2008 04:04:09 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/2007/04/28/change-the-system-volume-from-the-command-line/#comment-84594 To disable the startup sound do this: First write a small script: #!/bin/tcsh -f osascript -e 'set volume 0' I named mine mute.sh and saved it to /usr/local/bin/. Next, make it executable: sudo chmod u+x /usr/local/bin/mute.sh Add it as a logout hook using the defaults write command: sudo defaults write com.apple.loginwindow LogoutHook /usr/local/bin/mute.sh And last, make a small AppleScript with Script Editor to set the sound back to a normal level when the user logs back in. set volume 3 Save it as a run-only application, and add it to your login items. Restart and listen to the startup sound, because you won't have to hear it again. To disable the startup sound do this:

First write a small script:

#!/bin/tcsh -f
osascript -e ‘set volume 0′

I named mine mute.sh and saved it to /usr/local/bin/. Next, make it executable:

sudo chmod u+x /usr/local/bin/mute.sh

Add it as a logout hook using the defaults write command:

sudo defaults write com.apple.loginwindow LogoutHook /usr/local/bin/mute.sh

And last, make a small AppleScript with Script Editor to set the sound back to a normal level when the user logs back in.

set volume 3

Save it as a run-only application, and add it to your login items. Restart and listen to the startup sound, because you won’t have to hear it again.

]]> By: tim http://osxdaily.com/2007/04/28/change-the-system-volume-from-the-command-line/#comment-49217 tim Wed, 02 Apr 2008 17:13:34 +0000 http://osxdaily.com/2007/04/28/change-the-system-volume-from-the-command-line/#comment-49217 Is there a way to run the volume command at shutdown? I don't always remember to mute before shutting down. Being a student sometimes in class or a library the start up sound can be annoying. Is there a way to run the volume command at shutdown? I don’t always remember to mute before shutting down. Being a student sometimes in class or a library the start up sound can be annoying.

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