pactl-move

#!/usr/bin/sh

# Based on https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/65246/change-pulseaudio-input-output-from-shell

if [ -z "$1" ]; then
    echo "Usage:"
    echo "* pactl-move sink <sink ID/name>"
    echo "* pactl-move source <source ID/name>"
    echo "Valid sinks:"
    pactl list short sinks >&2
    echo "Valid sources:"
    pactl list short sources >&2
    exit 1
fi

deviceType="$1"
deviceNew="$2"

if [ $deviceType = "sink" ]; then
    echo "setting as default sink: $deviceNew"
    pactl set-default-sink "$deviceNew"

    pactl list short sink-inputs|while read stream; do
        streamId=$(echo $stream|cut '-d ' -f1)
        echo "moving stream $streamId"
        pactl move-sink-input "$streamId" "$deviceNew"
    done
fi

if [ $deviceType = "source" ]; then
    echo "setting as default source: $deviceNew"
    pactl set-default-source "$deviceNew"

    pactl list short source-outputs|while read stream; do
        streamId=$(echo $stream|cut '-d ' -f1)
        echo "moving stream $streamId"
        pactl move-source-output "$streamId" "$deviceNew"
    done
fi