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diff --git a/tools/libinput-debug-events.1 b/tools/libinput-debug-events.1 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..dfc9a45 --- /dev/null +++ b/tools/libinput-debug-events.1 @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +.TH LIBINPUT-DEBUG-EVENTS "1" +.SH NAME +libinput-debug-events \- debug helper for libinput +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B libinput-debug-events [--help] [--show-keycodes] +.SH DESCRIPTION +.PP +The +.I libinput-debug-events +tool creates a libinput context and prints all events from these devices. +.PP +This is a debugging tool only, its output may change at any time. Do not +rely on the output. +.PP +This tool usually needs to be run as root to have access to the +/dev/input/eventX nodes. +.SH OPTIONS +.TP 8 +.B --help +Print help +.TP 8 +.B --show-keycodes +Key events shown by this tool are partially obfuscated to avoid passwords +and other sensitive information showing up in the output. Use the +.B --show-keycodes +argument to make all keycodes visible. +.PP +For all other options, see the output from --help. Options may be added or +removed at any time. +.SH NOTES +.PP +Events shown by this tool may not correspond to the events seen by a +different user of libinput. This tool initializes a separate context. |