Alsa Volume Control from script [SOLVED]

I currently have arch setup with a custom desktop environment with Compiz as my window manager and dmenu for launching apps. I love this setup, it's lean, mean and clean. However I would like to be able to control my computers volume by setting a custom command in ccsm and link it to a keyboard shortcut but I don't know how to directly control alsa via the command line to up and down the volume. If this at all possible. it would be very appreciated. Many thanks in advance.
Last edited by martin101 (2012-01-30 13:59:37)

skunktrader wrote:man amixer
Thanks for the quick reply, my word the syntax to control amixer seems rather convoluted. But thanks nonetheless.

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