gst-inspect-0.8(1)						   User Commands						gst-inspect-0.8(1)

NAME

       gst-inspect-0.8, gst-inspect - print information about a GStreamer element or plugin

SYNOPSIS

       gst-inspect-0.8 [--print-all] [gst-std-options] [element | plugin]

       gst-inspect [--print-all] [gst-std-options] [element | plugin] [--gst-list-mm] [--gst-mm=string] [--print]

DESCRIPTION

       gst-inspect-0.8 prints information about available GStreamer plugins, information about a particular plugin, or information about a partic-
       ular element.

       If no element or plugin argument is specified, gst-inspect-0.8 prints a list of all plugins and elements. If an element or plugin  argument
       is  specified,  gst-inspect-0.8	prints	information  about that element or plug-in. If a given argument is valid as either an element or a
       plugin, gst-inspect-0.8 treats the argument as an element, by default.

       gst-inspect is a wrapper script that runs the latest installed version of gst-inspect-X.X. For example, if both	gst-inspect-0.7  and  gst-
       inspect-0.8 are installed on your system, gst-inspect runs gst-inspect-0.8.

OPTIONS

       The following options are supported by gst-inspect-0.8 and gst-inspect:

       --print-all     Print all elements. You can also use -a to specify this option.

       gst-std-options Standard options available for use with most GStreamer applications.  See gst-std-options(5) for more information.

       The following options are supported by gst-inspect only:

       --gst-list-mm   List found major/minor versions. This option displays the versions that are available.

       --gst-mm=string Force  major/minor  version.  This  option  enables you to specify a specific version to run, if you do not want to run the
		       default version.

       --print	       Print wrapped command line. This option displays the command that will be run, and then runs the command.

OPERANDS

       The following operands are supported:

       element	       Name of an element.

       plugin	       Name of a plugin.

EXAMPLES

       Example 1: Displaying Information About a Plugin:

       example% gst-inspect-0.8 alaw
       Plugin Details:
	Name:	      alaw
	Description:  ALaw audio conversion routines
	Filename:     /usr/lib/gstreamer-0.8/libgstalaw.so
	Version:      0.8.3
	License:      LGPL
	Package:      GStreamer Plugins
	Origin URL:   http://gstreamer.net/

	alawenc: PCM to A Law conversion
	alawdec: A Law to PCM conversion

	2 features:
	+-- 2 elements

       Example 2: Running the Wrapper Script and Displaying the Command Name

       example% gst-inspect --print
       /usr/bin/gst-inspect-0.8

FILES

       The following files are used by this application:

       /usr/bin/gst-inspect-0.8Executable for GNOME help browser

       /usr/bin/gst-inspect    Wrapper script that runs the latest installed version of gst-inspect-X.X

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWgnome-media		   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Interface stability	     |External			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       gst-complete(1), gst-compprep(1), gst-feedback(1), gst-launch(1), gst-launch-ext(1), gst-md5sum(1), gst-register(1), gst-thumbnail(1), gst-
       typefind(1), gst-xmlinspect(1), gst-xmllaunch(1), gstreamer-properties(1), libgstreamer-0.8(3), libgstgetbits(3), gst-std-options(5)

NOTES

       Original man page written by the GStreamer team at http://gstreamer.net/.

       Updated by Brian Cameron, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2004.

SunOS 5.10							    14 Oct 2004 						gst-inspect-0.8(1)