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diff --git a/system/evtest/README b/system/evtest/README new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..e5344d4898d5 --- /dev/null +++ b/system/evtest/README @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +evtest (utility to monitor Linux input device events) + +evtest is a tool to print evdev kernel events. It reads directly from +the kernel device and prints a device description and the events with +the value and the symbolic name. It can be used to determine mice +button bindings, keymaps for exotic keyboards. It is commonly used to +debug issues with input devices in X.Org. + +Note: If your user is a member of the 'input' group, you should be +able to use evtest without root privilege. Otherwise, use "su" or +"sudo" to run it as root. + +Note: On the one of the SlackBuild author's systems, running evtest +enables Numlock. Not a real problem, but it was surprising the first +time it happened. |