xinput(1) General Commands Manual xinput(1)
NAME
xinput - utility to configure and test X input devices
SYNOPSIS
xinput [COMMAND] [OPTIONS] [DEVICE]
DESCRIPTION
xinput is a utility to list available input devices, query information
about a device and change input device settings.
COMMANDS
--version
Test if the X Input extension is available and return the ver-
sion number of the program and the version supported by the
server. This option does not require a device name.
list [--short || --long || --name-only || --id-only] [device]
If no argument is given list all the input devices. If an argu-
ment is given, show all the features of device. If --long is
provided, the output includes detailed information about the ca-
pabilities of each devices. Otherwise, or if --short is pro-
vided, only the device names and some minimal information is
listed. If --name-only is provided, the output is limited to
the device names. One device name is listed per line. Note that
the order the devices are listed is undefined. If --id-only is
provided, the output is limited to the device IDs. One device ID
is listed per line. Note that the order the devices are listed
is undefined.
get-feedbacks device
Display the feedbacks of device.
set-pointer device
Switch device in core pointer. This option does nothing on X
servers 1.5 and later.
set-mode device ABSOLUTE|RELATIVE
Change the mode of device.
set-ptr-feedback device threshold num denom
Change the pointer acceleration (or feedback) parameters of de-
vice. The xset(1) man page has more details. For X.Org Server
1.7 and above, there are additional device properties pertaining
to pointer acceleration. These do not replace, but complement
the pointer feedback setting.
set-integer-feedback device index value
Change the value of an integer feedback of device.
set-button-map device map_button_1 [map_button_2 [...]]
Change the button mapping of device. The buttons are specified
in physical order (starting with button 1) and are mapped to the
logical button provided. 0 disables a button. The default button
mapping for a device is 1 2 3 4 5 6 etc.
query-state device
Query the device state.
list-props device [device [...]]
Lists properties that can be set for the given device(s).
set-int-prop device property format value
Sets an integer property for the device. Appropriate values for
format are 8, 16, or 32, depending on the property. Deprecated,
use set-prop instead.
set-float-prop device property value
Sets a float property for the device. Deprecated, use set-prop
instead.
set-prop [--type=atom|float|int] [--format=8|16|32] device property
value [...]
Set the property to the given value(s). If not specified, the
format and type of the property are left as-is. The arguments
are interpreted according to the property type. See Section
CHANGING PROPERTIES.
watch-props device
Prints to standard out when property changes occur.
delete-prop device property
Delete the property from the device.
test [-proximity] device
Register all extended events from device and enter an endless
loop displaying events received. If the -proximity is given,
ProximityIn and ProximityOut are registered.
test-xi2 [--root] [device]
Register for a number of XI2 events and display them. If a de-
vice is given, only events on this device are displayed. If
--root is given, events are selected on the root window only.
Otherwise, a new client window is created (similar to xev).
create-master prefix [sendCore] [enable]
Create a new pair of master devices on an XI2-enabled server
with the given prefix. The server will create one master pointer
named "prefix pointer" and one master keyboard named "prefix
keyboard". If sendCore is 1, this pair of master devices is set
to send core events (default). If enable is 1, this master de-
vice pair will be enabled immediately (default).
remove-master master [Floating|AttachToMaster] [returnPointer] [re-
turnKeyboard]
Remove master and its paired master device. Attached slave de-
vices are set floating if Floating is specified or the argument
is omitted. If the second argument is AttachToMaster, return-
Pointer specifies the master pointer to attach all slave point-
ers to and returnKeyboard specifies the master keyboard to at-
tach all slave keyboards to.
reattach slave master
Reattach slave to master.
float slave
Remove slave from its current master device.
set-cp window master
Set the ClientPointer for the client owning window to master.
master must specify a master pointer.
map-to-output device crtc
Restricts the movements of the absolute device to the RandR
crtc. The output name must match a currently connected output
(see xrandr(1)). If the NVIDIA binary driver is detected or
RandR 1.2 or later is not available, a Xinerama output may be
specified as "HEAD-N", with N being the Xinerama screen number.
This option has no effect on relative devices. If crtc is set
to "all", the default behavior is applied.
enable device
Enable the device. This call is equivalent to xinput --set-prop
device "Device Enabled" 1
disable device
Disable the device. This call is equivalent to xinput --set-prop
device "Device Enabled" 0
device can be the device name as a string or the XID of the device.
slave can be the device name as a string or the XID of a slave device.
master can be the device name as a string or the XID of a master device.
property can be the property as a string or the Atom value.
CHANGING PROPERTIES
When xinput should modify an existing driver property value, it is suf-
ficient to provide the device name and property name as string, followed
by the new value(s) of the property. For example:
xinput set-prop "my device" "my prop" 1 2 3
XWAYLAND
Xwayland is an X server that uses a Wayland Compositor as backend.
Xwayland acts as translation layer between the X protocol and the Way-
land protocol but does not have direct access to the hardware. The X In-
put Extension devices created by Xwayland ("xwayland-pointer", "xway-
land-keyboard", etc.) map to the Wayland protocol devices, not to physi-
cal devices.
These X Input Extension devices are only visible to other X clients con-
nected to the same Xwayland process. Changing properties on Xwayland de-
vices only affects the behavior of those clients. For example, disabling
an Xwayland device with xinput does not disable the device in Wayland-
native applications. Other changes may not have any effect at all.
In most instances, using xinput with an Xwayland device is indicative of
a bug in a shell script and xinput will print a warning. Use the Wayland
Compositor's native device configuration methods instead.
SEE ALSO
X(7), xset(1), xrandr(1)
COPYRIGHT
Copyright 1996,1997, Frederic Lepied.
Copyright 2007, Peter Hutterer.
Copyright 2008, Philip Langdale.
Copyright 2009-2011, Red Hat, Inc.
AUTHORS
Peter Hutterer <peter.hutterer@who-t.net>
Philip Langdale, <philipl@alumni.utexas.net>
Frederic Lepied, France <Frederic.Lepied@sugix.frmug.org>
Julien Cristau <jcristau@debian.org>
Thomas Jaeger <ThJaeger@gmail.com>
and more.
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