Does Dpulse designate a file in '~$ amixer -Dpulse'?

[Detlef Lechner]

Detlef Lechner wrote:
> Hi,
>
> The command '~$ amixer -Dpulse' works on my Ubuntu 9.10 computer. What 
> does the option 'Dpulse' effect? 'man amixer' is dated and does not 
> consider this option. Does Dpulse designate a file?
>   
I think that I know now the solution:
-D is a valid option. One can concatenate the option 'D' and another 
option 'pulse'.
> see: http://www.pulseaudio.org/wiki/PerfectSetup
>
> Regards,
> Detlef Lechner
>
>