---
name: "ratbagd"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "libratbag"
version: "0.18-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ratbagd"
---

# ratbagd(8)

system daemon to introspect and modify configurable mice

## NAME

ratbagd - system daemon to introspect and modify configurable mice

## SYNOPSIS

**ratbagd** \[**--verbose\[=debug\]\|--quiet\|--version\|--help\]**

## DESCRIPTION

**ratbagd** starts the daemon. It shouldn't be invoked directly; **ratbagd** is normally started through DBus activation.

## OPTIONS

- **--help**

  Print help and exit

- **--verbose, --verbose=debug**

  Enable verbose output, optionally including raw messages as sent and received from the device. This should be use to debug any issues with the device.

- **--quiet**

  Disable any output but error messages.

- **--version**

  Show the version number.

## SEE ALSO

[**ratbagctl**(1)](/ratbagctl/1.md)

## AUTHORS

**ratbagd** was written by David Herrmann, Peter Hutterer and Benjamin Tissoires.

This manual page was written by Stephen Kitt \<skitt@debian.org\> for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).