---
name: "input-linux-mouse"
section: "7"
platform: "linux"
package: "libgii1"
version: "1:1.0.2-4.1"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/input-linux-mouse"
---

# input-linux-mouse(7)

Direct mouse input

## NAME

**input-linux-mouse** - Direct mouse input

## SYNOPSIS

```
input-linux-mouse: [<mousetype>] [,<file>] [,[b<bauds>][r<rts>][d<dtr>]]
```

## DESCRIPTION

This input opens a file (usually a device file or pipe) and reads mouse protocol data from it.

## OPTIONS

- *mousetype*

  Indicates what type of mouse is attached.  The following types are supported:

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    `ms`, `Microsoft` : Two button Microsoft compatible mice.

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    `ms3`, `IntelliMouse`, `mman+` : Serial Intellimouse or compatible. Supports four buttons for mice like the Logitech MouseMan+.

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    `MouseSystems`, `msc` : MouseSystems compatible (used in most 3-button mice).

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    `Logitech`, `logi` :  Used in older Logitech serial mice.

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    `mm`, `MMSeries` :    MM series mice.

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    `Sun` : Sun mice. The protocol is the same as 'msc' protocol except it used only 3 bytes per packet.

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    `MouseMan`, `mman` :  MouseMan protocol.

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    `BusMouse`, `bm` : Non-PS/2 busmice.

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    `LinuxUSB`, `lnxusb` : IMPS2 that doesn't choke on USB (no init attempted).

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    `ps2`, `PS/2` : PS/2 mice (most non-serial mice use this protocol)

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    `imps2`, `IMPS/2` : PS/2 IntelliMouse and compatible (not USB, see lnxusb for that.)

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    `mmanps2`, `MouseManPlusPS/2` : PS/2 Logitech MouseMan+ and compatible.

  Most of the strings supported by GPM, SVGAlib and XFree can be specified.  If you find one that isn't, please report.

  The special value `auto` tells **input-linux-mouse** to read **~/.ggi/input/linux-mouse**, and if that fails, **$sysconfdir/ggi/input/linux-mouse**.  If none of the two files are found, **input-linux-mouse** tries to auto-detect the mouse, and as a last resort uses the mouse information specified in **/etc/vga/libvga.config**.

- *file*

  The file to read mouse protocol data from; defaults to **/dev/mouse**.

- *baud*

  Baud rate of mouse device.

- *rts*

  Turns off RTS if set to `0`; turns RTS on if set to a number greater than 0.

- *dtr*

  Turns off DTR if set to `0`; turns DTR on if set to a number greater than 0.

## FEATURES

- •

  Generates evPtr\* events.

## FILES

**~/.ggi/input/linux-mouse** and **$sysconfdir/ggi/input/linux-mouse** consists of the following entries:

```
mouse mousetype
mdev file
```

where *mousetype* and *file* has the same semantics as the invocation options of the same names.