gpm 1.20.4 29th of May 2008

Usage: gpm [options] Valid options are (not all of them are implemented) -a accel sets the acceleration (default 2) -A [limit] start with selection disabled (`aged') -b baud-rate sets the baud rate (default 1200) -B sequence allows changing the buttons (default '123') -d delta sets the delta value (default 25) (must be 2 or more) -D debug mode: don't auto-background -g tap-button sets the button (1-3) that is emulated by tapping on a glidepoint mouse, none by default. (mman/ps2 only) -i interval max time interval for multiple clicks (default 250) -k kill a running gpm, to start X with a busmouse -l charset loads the inword() LUT (default '-a-zA-Z0-9_./À-ÖØ-öø-ÿ') -m mouse-device sets mouse device -M enable multiple mice. Following options refer to the second device. Forces "-R" -o options decoder-specific options (e.g.: "dtr", "rts") -p draw the pointer while striking a selection -q quit after changing mouse behaviour -r number sets the responsiveness (default 10) -R mouse-type enter repeater mode. X should read /dev/gpmdata like it was a mouse-type device. Default is MouseSystems. You can also specify "raw" to relay the raw device data. -F Always force repeat mode. -s sample-rate sets the sample rate (default 100) -S [commands] enable special commands (see man page) -t mouse-type sets mouse type (default 'ms') Use a non-existent type (e.g. "help") to get a list or "types" to get a list of just the mnemonics. -T test: read mouse, no clients -v print version and exit -V verbosity increase number of logged messages Examples: gpm -m /dev/misc/psaux -t ps2 to start with a ps2 mouse gpm -m /dev/tts/0 -t mman to use mouse man on COM1