hid-decode1
Name
hid-decode - HID input device report descriptor decoder
Synopsis
hid-decode report-descriptor.bin
hid-decode /dev/hidraw0
hid-decode /dev/input/event0
hid-decode hid-recording
Description
hid-decode decodes one or more HID report descriptors into into human-readable format. It supports a variety of inputs:
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a binary format as exported in sysfs, e.g. /sys/class/input/event0/device/device/report_descriptor
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the format exported by
hid-recorder(1)
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a /dev/hidraw node
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a /dev/input/event node
The format is deduced based on the input arguments. Undetected formats are assumed to be binary files.
Accessing a /dev/hidraw/ node usually requires root permissions.
Exit code
hid-decode returns 1 on error.