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>.\" shorthand for double quote that works everywhere.
>.ds q \N'34'
>.TH EVDEV __drivermansuffix__ __vendorversion__
>.SH NAME
>evdev \- Generic Linux input driver
>.SH SYNOPSIS
>.nf
>.B "Section \*qInputDevice\*q"
>.BI "  Identifier \*q" devname \*q
>.B  "  Driver \*qevdev\*q"
>.BI "  Option \*qDevice\*q   \*q" devpath \*q
>\ \ ...
>.B EndSection
>.fi
>.SH DESCRIPTION
>.B evdev 
>is an __xservername__ input driver for Linux\'s generic event devices.  It
>therefore supports all input devices that the kernel knows about, including
>most mice and keyboards.
>.PP
>The 
>.B evdev
>driver can serve as both a pointer and a keyboard input device, and may be
>used as both the core keyboard and the core pointer.  Multiple input devices
>are supported by multiple instances of this driver.
>.PP
>.SH SUPPORTED HARDWARE
>In general, any input device that the kernel has a driver for can be accessed
>through the 
>.B evdev
>driver.  See the kernel documentation for a complete list.
>.PP
>.SH CONFIGURATION DETAILS
>Please refer to __xconfigfile__(__filemansuffix__) for general configuration
>details and for options that can be used with all input drivers.  This
>section only covers configuration details specific to this driver.
>.PP
>The following driver 
>.B Options
>are supported:
>.TP 7
>.BI "Option \*qDevice\*q \*q" string \*q
>Specifies the device through which the device can be accessed.  This will 
>generally be of the form \*q/dev/input/eventX\*q, where X is some integer.
>The mapping from device node to hardware is system-dependent.  This option is
>mandatory, and there is no default setting.
>.SH AUTHORS
>Kristian Høgsberg.
>.SH "SEE ALSO"
>__xservername__(__appmansuffix__), __xconfigfile__(__filemansuffix__), xorgconfig(__appmansuffix__), Xserver(__appmansuffix__), X(__miscmansuffix__),
>README.mouse.

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