GPM.CONF(5) BSD File Formats Manual GPM.CONF(5)NAMEgpm.conf — startup configuration file for gpm
DESCRIPTIONgpm.conf specifies options to be passed to the gpm daemon at start time.
It is parsed by the init script, rather than by gpm itself. It comprises
variable assignments in Bourne shell syntax: variable=value (with no
extra spaces; to embed spaces or other shell metacharacters in values,
use quotes as in shell scripting). Blank lines and lines beginning with
a hash ("#") are ignored.
Settings are implemented by setting flags on the gpm command line; these
are documented in gpm(8). The following variable names are specified:
device Specifies the device file for your primary mouse. This
sets -m.
type Specifies the protocol for your primary mouse. This sets
-t.
device2, type2
The same as device and type, but for your secondary mouse.
These set -m and -t after passing -M. If either of these
are defined, both must be.
responsiveness
Specifies the responsiveness for your primary mouse. This
sets -r.
sample_rate Specifies the sample rate for your primary mouse. This
sets -s.
repeat_type Enables the gpm repeater and sets the repeater protocol,
using the -R flag. Repeat type none or an empty value will
disable the repeater.
append Any options specified here are appended to the gpm command
line. If you use multiple options, you will need to
enclose the value in quotes ("").
EXAMPLES
A simple gpm.conf file for a PS/2 mouse whose protocol should be autode‐
tected, and which should be repeated in /dev/gpmdata as a serial Micro‐
soft Intellimouse:
# Sample gpm.conf
device=/dev/psaux
type=autops2
repeat_type=ms3
This will cause the daemon to be started as gpm -m /dev/psaux -t autops2
-Rms3.
FILES
/etc/gpm.conf
SEE ALSOgpm(8), dpkg-reconfigure(8). dpkg-reconfigure gpm can be used to gener‐
ate and update the gpm.conf file automatically.
Debian 3.0 January 5, 2005 Debian 3.0
