Obtain current pulseaudio volume per application

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I want to retrieve an applications actual currently audible volume, ideally using some Terminal command. To clarify, I don't need the volume settings (which i can easily see in pactl list sink-inputs).



pavucontrol showing the current volume



Is there such a command, and if not, how do applications like pavucontrol do it?






command-line pulseaudio pavucontrol







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    pavucontrol showing the current volume



    Is there such a command, and if not, how do applications like pavucontrol do it?






    command-line pulseaudio pavucontrol







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      pavucontrol showing the current volume



      Is there such a command, and if not, how do applications like pavucontrol do it?






      command-line pulseaudio pavucontrol







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      I want to retrieve an applications actual currently audible volume, ideally using some Terminal command. To clarify, I don't need the volume settings (which i can easily see in pactl list sink-inputs).



      pavucontrol showing the current volume



      Is there such a command, and if not, how do applications like pavucontrol do it?






      command-line pulseaudio pavucontrol




      command-line pulseaudio pavucontrol






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