---
name: "input-mouse"
section: "7gii"
platform: "linux"
package: "libgii0"
version: "1:0.8.1-1"
release: "Debian 3.0 (Woody)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/input-mouse/7gii"
---

# input-mouse(7gii)

Read mouse protocol data from file

## NAME

input-mouse - Read mouse protocol data from file

## SYNOPSIS

**input-mouse** **:** *fd* **,** *proto*

## DESCRIPTION

**mouse** reads mouse protocol data from the specified file  descriptor. This input is mainly designed to be opened automatically by **input-linux-mouse**, but can also be used stand alone.

## OPTIONS

- *fd*

  Specifies the file descriptor to read from.

- *proto*

  Specifies the mouse protocol to use. This argument takes the same values as  *mousetypes* in **input-linux-mouse**, except auto-detection is not supported.

## FEATURES

Generates evPtr\* events.