docs/103420: [patch] usbhidctl(1): update manual page to include write support
Rene Ladan
r.c.ladan at gmail.com
Wed Sep 20 14:40:41 UTC 2006
>Number: 103420
>Category: docs
>Synopsis: [patch] usbhidctl(1): update manual page to include write support
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: freebsd-doc
>State: open
>Quarter:
>Keywords:
>Date-Required:
>Class: change-request
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Wed Sep 20 14:40:26 GMT 2006
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Rene Ladan
>Release: FreeBSD 6.2 PRELEASE i386 2006-09-19
>Organization:
>Environment:
FreeBSD s000655.campus.tue.nl 6.2-PRERELEASE FreeBSD 6.2-PRERELEASE #5: Tue Sep 19 21:13:50 CEST 2006 root at s000655.campus.tue.nl:/usr/obj/usr/src6/sys/RENE i386
>Description:
Update the usbhidctl manual page to include write support by adding a
description of the -w flag and updating the BUGS section.
Also bump .Dd to 2006-09-20
[linimon's note while rescuing from GNATS spam-queue: this needs to be
committed only after the usb PR for usbhidctl from the same submitter]
>How-To-Repeat:
>Fix:
--- /usr/src/usr.bin/usbhidctl/usbhidctl.1 Tue Jan 18 14:43:55 2005
+++ usbhidctl.1 Tue Sep 19 23:46:47 2006
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
.\" ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
.\" POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
-.Dd July 12, 1998
+.Dd September 20, 2006
.Dt USBHIDCTL 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -51,13 +51,22 @@
.Op Fl t Ar table
.Op Fl v
.Op Ar item ...
+.Nm
+.Fl f Ar device
+.Op t ar table
+.Fl w Ar name Ns = Ar value ...
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
-utility can be used to dump the state of a USB HID (Human Interface Device).
+utility can be used to dump or modify the state of a USB HID (Human Interface Device).
Each named
.Ar item
is printed.
+If the
+.Fl w
+flag is specified
+.Nm
+attempts to set the specified items to the given values.
.Pp
The options are as follows:
.Bl -tag -width Ds
@@ -67,6 +76,7 @@
Specify a path name for the device to operate on.
.It Fl l
Loop and dump the device data every time it changes.
+Only 'input' items are displayed in this mode.
.It Fl n
Suppress printing of the item name.
.It Fl r
@@ -75,6 +85,9 @@
Specify a path name for the HID usage table file.
.It Fl v
Be verbose.
+.It Fl w
+Change item values.
+Only 'output' and 'feature' kinds can be set with this option.
.El
.Sh FILES
.Pa /usr/share/misc/usb_hid_usages
@@ -91,4 +104,4 @@
.Sh BUGS
The
.Nm
-utility cannot show nor set output and feature items.
+utility cannot show feature items.
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:
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