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USBHIDCTL(1) BSD General Commands Manual USBHIDCTL(1)

NAME

usbhidctl — manipulate USB HID devices

SYNOPSIS

usbhidctl [−a] −f device [−l] [−n] [−r] [−t table] [−v] [item ...]

DESCRIPTION

The usbhidctl utility can be used to dump the state of a USB HID (Human Interface Device). Each named item is printed.

The options are as follows:

−a

Show all items.

−f device

Specify a path name for the device to operate on.

−l

Loop and dump the device data every time it changes.

−n

Suppress printing of the item name.

−r

Dump the report descriptor.

−t table

Specify a path name for the HID usage table file.

−v

Be verbose.

FILES

/usr/share/misc/usb_hid_usages The default HID usage table.

BUGS

The usbhidctl utility cannot show nor set output and feature items.

SEE ALSO

usbhid(3), uhid(4), usb(4)

HISTORY

The usbhidctl command appeared in NetBSD 1.4.

BSD July 12, 1998 BSD