---
name: "evemu-device"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "evemu"
version: "2.7.0-13"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/evemu-device"
---

# evemu-device(1)

create a virtual input device and replay an event sequence

## NAME

evemu-device, evemu-play, evemu-event - create a virtual input device and replay an event sequence

## SYNOPSIS

```
evemu-device [description-file]
```

```
evemu-play /dev/input/eventX < event-sequence
evemu-play event-sequence.txt
```

```
evemu-event /dev/input/eventX [--sync] --type <type> --code <code> --value <value>
```

## DESCRIPTION

evemu-device creates a virtual input device based on the description-file. This description is usually created by [evemu-describe(1)](/evemu-describe/1.md). evemu-device then creates a new input device with uinput and prints the name and the device file to stdout.

evemu-play replays the event sequence given on stdin through the input device. The event sequence must be in the form created by [evemu-record(1)](/evemu-record/1.md). If the argument is a file containing a recording, evemu-play creates the device and prompts the user for an interactive replay of the events.

evemu-event plays exactly one event with the current time. If **--sync** is given, evemu-event generates an **EV\_SYN** event after the event. The event type and code may be specified as the numerical value or the symbolic name from linux/input.h.

evemu-device must be able to write to the uinput device node, and evemu-play must be able to write to the device node specified; in most cases this means it must be run as root.

## SEE ALSO

[evemu-describe(1)](/evemu-describe/1.md) [evemu-record(1)](/evemu-record/1.md)

## AUTHOR

evemu was written by Henrik Rydberg \<**rydberg@euromail.se**\[1\]\>

## NOTES

- 1\.

  rydberg@euromail.se

  mailto:rydberg@euromail.se