---
name: "xwiishow"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "xwiimote"
version: "2-4.3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/xwiishow"
---

# xwiishow(1)

Test connected Wii Remote devices

## NAME

xwiishow - Test connected Wii Remote devices

## SYNOPSIS

**xwiishow \[-h\]**\
 **xwiishow list**\
 **xwiishow \<num\>**\
 **xwiishow /sys/bus/hid/devices/\<device\>**

## DESCRIPTION

The **xwiishow** tool, when called without arguments, shows a short usage information. If the **list** parameter is given, it lists all connected Wii Remotes. Each connected Wii Remote is given a number. If you pass this number to **xwiishow** then this device is opened and the UI shows a graphical representation of the device. Instead of passing this number you can also pass an absolute path to the device-root in the sysfs directory.

In the ncurses-based interface you can press 'q' to quit the application, 'r' to toggle the rumble motor and 'a' to toggle the accelerometer. See the xwiishow help text for a more comprehensive list of shortcuts.

## EXAMPLES

**$ xwiishow list**\

```
No device path given. Listing devices:
  Found device: /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.1/usb3/3-2/3-2:1.0/bluetooth/hci0/hci0:11/0005:057E:0306.0001
End of device list
```

**$ xwiishow /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.1/usb3/3-2/3-2:1.0/bluetooth/hci0/hci0:11/0005:057E:0306.0001**\
 \<ncurses based interface\>

## BUGS

This tool is quite incomplete. It does not support all interfaces that are provided by the wiimote kernel driver. However, it provides enough functionality to test whether a Wii Remote is detected properly.

The tool reads the input devices directly so you might need root rights to properly access the Wii Remote.

## AUTHOR

David Herrmann \<dh.herrmann@googlemail.com\>\
 The XWiimote Project: http://dvdhrm.github.io/xwiimote

## SEE ALSO

[**xwiimote**(7)](/xwiimote/7.md), [**libxwiimote**(7)](/libxwiimote/7.md),