NAME¶
gpm.conf
—
startup configuration file for gpm
DESCRIPTION¶
gpm.conf
specifies options to be passed to
the
gpm
daemon at start time. It is parsed
by the init script, rather than by
gpm
itself. It comprises variable assignments in Bourne shell syntax:
variable=
value (with no extra spaces; to embed spaces or other
shell metacharacters in values, use quotes as in shell scripting). Blank lines
and lines beginning with a hash ("
#") are ignored.
Settings are implemented by setting flags on the
gpm
command line; these are documented in
gpm(8). The following variable names are
specified:
- device
- Specifies the device file for your primary mouse. This sets
-m
.
- type
- Specifies the protocol for your primary mouse. This sets
-t
.
- device2, type2
- The same as device and
type, but for your secondary mouse. These
set
-m
and
-t
after passing
-M
. If either of these are defined,
both must be.
- responsiveness
- Specifies the responsiveness for your primary mouse. This sets
-r
.
- sample_rate
- Specifies the sample rate for your primary mouse. This sets
-s
.
- repeat_type
- Enables the
gpm
repeater and sets the
repeater protocol, using the -R
flag.
Repeat type none or an empty value will
disable the repeater.
- append
- Any options specified here are appended to the
gpm
command line. If you use multiple
options, you will need to enclose the value in quotes ("").
EXAMPLES¶
A simple
gpm.conf
file for a PS/2 mouse whose
protocol should be autodetected, and which should be repeated in
/dev/gpmdata as a serial Microsoft
Intellimouse:
# Sample gpm.conf
device=/dev/psaux
type=autops2
repeat_type=ms3
This will cause the daemon to be started as
gpm
-m
/dev/psaux
-t
autops2
-Rms3
.
FILES¶
/etc/gpm.conf
SEE ALSO¶
gpm(8),
dpkg-reconfigure(8).
dpkg-reconfigure
gpm can be used to generate and update the
gpm.conf
file automatically.