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54 lines
1.9 KiB
Groff
.\" shorthand for double quote that works everywhere.
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.ds q \N'34'
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.TH EVDEV __drivermansuffix__ __vendorversion__
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.SH NAME
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evdev \- Generic Linux input driver
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.nf
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.B "Section \*qInputDevice\*q"
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.BI " Identifier \*q" devname \*q
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.B " Driver \*qevdev\*q"
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.BI " Option \*qDevice\*q \*q" devpath \*q
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\ \ ...
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.B EndSection
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.fi
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.B evdev
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is an __xservername__ input driver for Linux\'s generic event devices. It
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therefore supports all input devices that the kernel knows about, including
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most mice and keyboards.
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.PP
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The
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.B evdev
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driver can serve as both a pointer and a keyboard input device, and may be
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used as both the core keyboard and the core pointer. Multiple input devices
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are supported by multiple instances of this driver, with one Load
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directive for evdev in the Module section of your __xconfigfile__ for each
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input device that will use this driver.
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.PP
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.SH SUPPORTED HARDWARE
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In general, any input device that the kernel has a driver for can be accessed
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through the
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.B evdev
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driver. See the Linux kernel documentation for a complete list.
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.PP
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.SH CONFIGURATION DETAILS
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Please refer to __xconfigfile__(__filemansuffix__) for general configuration
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details and for options that can be used with all input drivers. This
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section only covers configuration details specific to this driver.
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.PP
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The following driver
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.B Options
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are supported:
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.TP 7
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.BI "Option \*qDevice\*q \*q" string \*q
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Specifies the device through which the device can be accessed. This will
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generally be of the form \*q/dev/input/eventX\*q, where X is some integer.
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The mapping from device node to hardware is system-dependent. This option is
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mandatory, and there is no default setting.
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.SH AUTHORS
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Kristian Høgsberg.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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__xservername__(__appmansuffix__), __xconfigfile__(__filemansuffix__), xorgconfig(__appmansuffix__), Xserver(__appmansuffix__), X(__miscmansuffix__),
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README.mouse.
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