Set default pulseaudio sink

set-default-sink.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

# Set default pulseaudio sink and move all sink inputs there

# Requires
# load-module module-stream-restore restore_device=false
# in /etc/pulse/default.pa

[ -z "$1" ] && echo "You must specify a sink (either index or name):
$(pacmd list-sinks | grep index -A 1)" && exit 1

# New default sink
SINK="${1}"
# Driver to identify sink inputs to move
SINK_INPUT_DRIVER="protocol-native.c"
# Sink inputs to move
SINK_INPUTS="$(pacmd list-sink-inputs | grep "${SINK_INPUT_DRIVER}" -B 1 | awk '$1 == "index:" {print $2}')"

pacmd set-default-sink "${SINK}" && [ -n "${SINK_INPUTS}" ] && for i in ${SINK_INPUTS}; do
    pacmd move-sink-input "${i}" "${SINK}"
done