Increase Linux audio volume to above 100% (160%) to match Windows volume boost.

volume.sh

#!/bin/bash


volume=$(pacmd list-sinks|grep -A 15 '* index'| awk '/volume: front/{ print $5 }' | sed 's/[%|,]//g')



command=$1;

percentage=$(( 160*20/100 ))


if [ "$command" = "" ]; then
    command="up"
fi


if [ "$command" = "up" ]; then
    if [ "$volume" -gt "160" ]; then
        exit
    fi

    current_volume=$(($volume+$percentage))
    pactl set-sink-volume 0 +20%
fi


if [ "$command" = "down" ]; then
    if [ "$volume" = "0" ]; then
        exit
    fi

    current_volume=$(($volume-$percentage))
    pactl set-sink-volume 0 -20%

fi

if [ "$current_volume" -gt "160" ]; then
    current_volume=160
fi

if [ "$current_volume" -lt "0" ]; then
    current_volume=0
fi


if [ "$icon_name" = "" ]; then
    if [ "$current_volume" = "0" ]; then
        icon_name="notification-audio-volume-off"
    else
        if [ "$current_volume" -lt "33" ]; then
            icon_name="notification-audio-volume-low"
        else
            if [ "$current_volume" -lt "80" ]; then
                icon_name="notification-audio-volume-medium"
            else
                icon_name="notification-audio-volume-high"
            fi
        fi
    fi
fi


notify-send "Volume to "$current_volume"/160" -i $icon_name -h int:value:$current_volume -h string:synchronous:volume