When you install SoundFlow, it also installs a little CLI (command line interface) utility so you can control SoundFlow from the Terminal, from shell scripts or from other software.The basic syntax for the CLI is typing soundflow, space, followed by the specific action you want to execute. See below in the relevant sections for more information.Some software might require you to specify the full path of the CLI utility instead:

Right now, the only thing you can do with the CLI is to run commands. You can both run the built in SoundFlow commands and any custom commands you may have created or installed.Here's the syntax for running a command from the CLI (ie. type this into Terminal):

The <command-id> is a string that uniquely identifies the built-in or custom command you want to run.

To get the command ID of a command, click the "Command" menu and choose "Copy Command ID". That will give you an ID like the following

You're now ready to run this command:

Note that some legacy built-in commands have more easily readable command id's, but they work just the same. For example the command ID for the command Window Anchor to Screen Left is:

And consequently, the CLI command is:

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