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KEYBOARD-DAEMON(1)     DragonFly General Commands Manual    KEYBOARD-DAEMON(1)

NAME
     keyboard-daemon - read from a keyboard device node and execute commands

SYNOPSIS
     keyboard-daemon [-Vdv] [-f config_file] <device_node>

DESCRIPTION
     The keyboard-daemon utility attaches to a given <device_node> and reads
     keypresses from it.

     The options are as follows:

     -V      Return the version of keyboard-daemon.

     -d      Daemonize (run in background).

     -v      Verbose mode (useful for finding scan codes).

     -f config_file
             Specify an alternative configuration file.  The default is for
             /usr/local/etc/keyboard-daemon.conf.

     -p pidfile
             Specify a pidfile.  This only takes effect if -d is specified.

FILES
     /usr/local/etc/keyboard-daemon.conf

EXAMPLES
     Before starting keyboard-daemon, the target <device_node> must be
     disconnected from the kbdmux(4) using kdbcontrol(1), for example using
     FreeBSD:

           # kbdcontrol -A device_node < /dev/console

     This is performed automatically when using the FreeBSD rc script.

DIAGNOSTICS
     The keyboard-daemon utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error
     occurs.

AUTHORS
     Chris Rees <crees@FreeBSD.org>

DragonFly 6.5-DEVELOPMENT      February 24, 2013     DragonFly 6.5-DEVELOPMENT