#!/bin/bash set -euo pipefail # You can call this script like this: # $./dunst-volume.sh up # $./dunst-volume.sh down # $./dunst-volume.sh mute get_volume() { amixer get Master | grep '%' | head -n 1 | cut -d '[' -f 2 | cut -d '%' -f 1 } is_mute() { amixer get Master | grep '%' | grep -oE '[^ ]+$' | grep off > /dev/null } send_notification() { volume=$(get_volume) # Make the bar with the special character ─ (it's not dash -) # https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box-drawing_character bar=$(seq -s "─" $(($volume / 5)) | sed 's/[0-9]//g') # Send the notification dunstify -i audio-volume-high -r 2593 -a volume-script "$volume $bar " } case $1 in up) # Set the volume on (if it was muted) amixer -D pulse set Master on > /dev/null # Up the volume (+ 5%) amixer -D pulse sset Master 5%+ > /dev/null send_notification ;; down) amixer -D pulse set Master on > /dev/null amixer -D pulse sset Master 5%- > /dev/null send_notification ;; mute) # Toggle mute amixer -D pulse set Master 1+ toggle > /dev/null if is_mute ; then dunstify -i audio-volume-muted -r 2593 -u normal "Mute" else send_notification fi ;; esac