---
name: "sjog"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "sjog"
version: "0.6-2"
release: "Debian 4.0 (Etch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/sjog"
---

# sjog(1)

Sony Vaio Jog Dial Control Utility

## NAME

sjog - Sony Vaio Jog Dial Control Utility

## SYNOPSIS

**sjog** \[OPTIONS\]

## DESCRIPTION

S-Jog is utility that can use the Sony Programmable I/O Control device (SPIC), which is part of Sony Vaio's, to do various things:

- Launch applications

  - Adjust screen brightness

  - Adjust volume

  - Act like a mouse wheel

  S-Jog pops up when you click the Jog Wheel then disappears after 3 seconds of idle time. The mouse wheel feature is turned on when S-Jog is hidden.

## OPTIONS

- **-rb, --reverse-brightness**

  Reverse brightness setting behavior.

- **-fk, --fake-keys**

  Send page up/down instead of buttons 4/5.

- **-nc, --no-center**

  Do not center windows on screen.

- **-s, --spic**

  Use the legacy spic driver. **-ns, --no-startmenu** Do not display the menu on startup. **-r, --reset-menu** Reset scroll bar to top of menu each time

- **-h, --help**

  Display a help message.

## CONFIGURATION

S-Jog reads its configuration from */etc/sjogrc* or *$HOME/.sjogrc* if it exists.

An entry is defined by a name and a command. The name can contain spaces if it is put between double-quotes ("name").

The command is the path of the program to launch when the item is clicked or one of the 4 special keywords: *brightness* and *volume* will launch a setting window for the screen brightness and the speakers' volume, *redo* will rerun the last command launched, and *hide* does nothing and makes the menu disappear.

Lines beginning with a # are comment.

## FILES

- **/etc/sjogrc, $HOME/.sjogrc**

  Configuration files read by sjog at startup. See */etc/sjogrc* and */usr/share/doc/sjog/examples* for examples.

- **/dev/sonypi**

  sonypi interface device file. You must be able to read the file to use this program.

## AUTHOR

S-Jog was written by Sylvain Gil \<sjog@tootella.org\>, and  this man page was written by Hugo Haas \<hugo@debian.org\>.