To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: Request for guidance to output(print, i.e.) mouse
movements, key press, perepherals insert, etc., on a terminal
From: Darac Marjal <mailingl...@darac.org.uk>
Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2023 18:24:06 +0100
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Try looking at "evtest".
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Thanks Mr. Marjal, for replying to my query.
First of all, my apology for typing incorrectly the word Peripheral.
My dear illustrious leaders and senior list members of debian-user,
Checked a few of stackoverflow questions with your input and the
string [stackoverflow "monitor mouse" debian].
These are about monitoring mouse/keystroke
programmatically using c programming language, not with bash script.
BUT my point is that GNU/Linux system must be doing this. I like to
seek the data from the system program(s) that is/are monitoring all
peripherals.
>From these questions, found evemu, but this isn't available in Debian.
Only on freedesktop. But an alternative is available: evemu-tools. But
Debian manpages doesn't have an evemu-tools entry.
Raed the manual of evtest. There are very little
example code lines. evtest isn't installed in the Official Debian
GNU/Linux Live 11.6.0 lxde 2022-12-17T11:46.
Tthe package information was raed for evtest. evtest according to
Debian is only being maintained. Advised that it was better to look for
evemu.
>From the package repository, it was found that evemu have separate
manpages, each for:
evemu-describe
evemu-device
evemu-event
evemu-play
evemu-record
I read the man pages and tried:
evemu-describe /dev/input/eventX
For my laptop.
Could I please be advised on how to:
(1) monitor event0 (keyboard), event6 (external USB optical mouse) real time?
(2) If there is a way to monitor mouse-clicks or keystroke, i.e., the
two events, in real time, without a script or a programming language
like c or python?
(3) monitor the USB ports when some device is inserted into the ports?
Best wishes,
Rajib
