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+.TH ALSACTL 1 "25 Nov 1998"
+.SH NAME
+alsactl \- command-line control for ALSA soundcard driver
+
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+
+\fBalsactl\fP [\fIoptions\fP] [\fIstore\fP|\fIrestore\fP] <card #>
+
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+\fBalsactl\fP is used to control advanced settings for the ALSA
+soundcard drivers. It supports multiple soundcards.
+
+.SH INVOKING
+
+\fBalsactl\fP [\fIoptions\fP] [\fIstore\fP|\fIrestore\fP] <card #>
+
+.SS Commands
+
+ 
+\fIstore\fP saves the current driver setup for the selected soundcard
+to the configuration file.
+
+\fIrestore\fP loads driver setup for the selected soundcard from the configuration file.
+
+If no soundcards are specified, setup for all cards will be saved or
+loaded.
+
+.SS Options
+
+.TP
+\fI-h, --help\fP 
+Help: show available flags and commands.
+
+.TP
+\fI-f, --f\fP file
+Select the configuration file to use. The default is /etc/asound.conf
+
+.TP
+\fI-d, --debug\fP
+Use debug mode: a bit more verbose.
+
+.TP
+\fI-v, --version\fP
+Print alsactl version number.
+
+.SH FILES
+\fI/etc/asound.conf\fP (or whatever file the user specifies with the
+\fB-f\fP flag) is used to store current mixer settings. There are two benefits
+of using alsactl: first, alsactl doesn't force the user to
+use any particular mixer app; second, alsactl knows about pretty much
+everything alsa is capable of controlling, which the various mixers
+(like \fBamixer\fP, \fBalsamixer\fP, or \fBxamixer\fP) might not.
+
+The configuration file is generated automatically by running
+\fBalsactl store\fP. Editing the configuration file by hand is
+possible and may be necessary for some of the card-specific features
+that aren't known by the mixer apps (e.g. automatic mic gain, digital
+outputs, etc.).
+
+.SH SEE ALSO
+\fB
+amixer(1),
+alsamixer(1),
+aplay(1)
+\fP
+
+.SH BUGS 
+None known.
+
+.SH AUTHOR
+\fBalsactl\fP is by Jaroslav Kysela <perex@jcu.cz>
+This document is by Paul Winkler <zarmzarm@erols.com>.
+
+
+.SH QUESTIONS!!!
+
+There are some things in the asound.conf file that I don't
+understand:
+
+--What's the difference between "hardware mute" and "join mute"?
+
+--What does "record-by-mute" do?
+
+--What does "external-input" do?
+