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Toggle mic on-off on a Ubuntu / Linux Mint machine with a keyboard shortcut
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toggleMicOneLiner.sh
#! /bin/sh
# static icon, easier to set as a bash alias or directly use as a single command instead of creating a script file.
amixer set Capture toggle | gawk 'match($0, /Front Left.*\[(.*)\]/, a) {print a[1]}' | xargs notify-send --hint=int:transient:1 -i "audio-input-microphone" "Mic switched: $1"
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toggleMicWithIcon.sh
#! /bin/sh
# With icon indicating the state of the mic
state=`amixer set Capture toggle | gawk 'match($0, /Front Left.*\[(.*)\]/, a) {print a[1]}'`
if [ $state = "off" ]; then
icon="audio-input-microphone-muted-symbolic"
else
icon="audio-input-microphone-symbolic"
fi
notify-send --hint=int:transient:1 -i $icon "Mic switched: $state"
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cednore commented Mar 21, 2022

I needed this, Thank you.

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amatmv commented Aug 10, 2022

Thank you! It works perfectly

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