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@ -11,8 +11,10 @@ available in the **libinput(1)** man page.
The most common tools used are: The most common tools used are:
- ``libinput list-devices``: to list locally available devices, - ``libinput list-devices``: to list locally available devices as seen by libinput,
see :ref:`here <libinput-list-devices>` see :ref:`here <libinput-list-devices>`
- ``libinput list-kernel-devices``: to list locally available devices as seen by the kernel,
see :ref:`here <libinput-list-kernel-devices>`
- ``libinput debug-events``: to monitor and debug events, - ``libinput debug-events``: to monitor and debug events,
see :ref:`here <libinput-debug-events>` see :ref:`here <libinput-debug-events>`
- ``libinput debug-gui``: to visualize events, - ``libinput debug-gui``: to visualize events,
@ -73,6 +75,55 @@ binary state all available options are listed, with the default one prefixed
with an asterisk (``*``). In the example above, the default click method is with an asterisk (``*``). In the example above, the default click method is
button-areas but clickfinger is available. button-areas but clickfinger is available.
.. note:: This tool is intended for human-consumption and may change its output
at any time.
.. _libinput-list-kernel-devices:
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libinput list-kernel-devices
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The ``libinput list-kernel-devices`` command shows the devices known by **the
kernel**. This command can help identify issues when a device is not handled by
libinput.
::
$ libinput list-kernel-devices
/dev/input/event0: Sleep Button
/dev/input/event1: Power Button
/dev/input/event2: Power Button
/dev/input/event3: Microsoft Microsoft® 2.4GHz Transceiver v9.0
/dev/input/event4: Microsoft Microsoft® 2.4GHz Transceiver v9.0 Mouse
[...]
In some cases, knowing about the HID devices behind the kernel's event nodes
can be useful. To list HID devices, supply the ``--hid`` commandline flag:
::
$ libinput list-kernel-devices --hid
hid:
- name: 'Logitech Gaming Mouse G303'
id: '046d:c080'
driver: 'hid-generic'
hidraw: ['/dev/hidraw6']
evdev: ['/dev/input/event13']
- name: 'Logitech Gaming Mouse G303'
id: '046d:c080'
driver: 'hid-generic'
hidraw: ['/dev/hidraw7']
evdev: ['/dev/input/event14']
- name: 'Microsoft Microsoft® 2.4GHz Transceiver v9.0'
id: '045e:07a5'
driver: 'hid-generic'
hidraw: ['/dev/hidraw0']
evdev: ['/dev/input/event3']
.. note:: This tool is intended for human-consumption and may change its output .. note:: This tool is intended for human-consumption and may change its output
at any time. at any time.