[LAU] Scripting jackd connections

Friends Apologies if this has been asked and answered already but I can find no solutns. My jackd set up is quite idiosyncratic. When I plug in my external sound gear I have to change the connections each time to get sound out. I also use a variety of gear from the same computer each with its own requirements. I would like to be able to write a script that would start up jackd, set the default sound IO to use jackd (I am on Ubuntu Studio) start a couple of other applications and change the connections. The man page for jackd is not much help. I have found some pages that have part of the answer (e.., http://www.64studio.com/node/740) but surely there is some direct way of manipulating jackd connections without a mouse and GUI? Worik -- Why is the legal status of chardonnay different to that of cannabis? root(a)worik.org 021-1680650, (03) 4821804 Aotearoa (New Zealand) I voted for love