Configure pulseaudio output via command line

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Changing the currently active audio output

List available audio devices

First, list all the available output devices like so:

pacmd list-cards

Or similarly:

pactl list cards

Card Index

Index of the card is found in the first couple lines:

$ pacmd list-cards
Welcome to PulseAudio! Use "help" for usage information.
>>> 1 …
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