KBDE

Section: KBDE Programmer's manual (1)
Updated: January 4, 2004
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NAME

kbde - emulate input from keyboard

SYNOPSIS

kbde [OPTIONS]...

DESCRIPTION

kbde is a program which may be used to emulate input from keyboard. This program convert data which it get as parameters to scancodes sequience written to the /dev/kbde device.

OPTIONS

-a, --ascii=string: input string as sequince of ascii_keys
-b, --background: run program in background.
-d, --delay=DELAY: delay between characters's input (in millisecond) default 300 millisec.
-i, --input=FILE: use FILE for input (for ascii_key).
-k, --key=key_name: key with key_name pressed and released.
-l, --list: list supported key_names.
-o, --output=FILE: use FILE for output. default - /dev/kbde
-p, --press=key_name: key with key_name pressed.
-r, --release=key_name: key with key_name released.
-s, --sleep=SLEEP: sleep for SLEEP millisecond
-t, --text=TEXT: synonim for -a, --ascii
-h, --help: display this help.
-v, --version: display version.

NOTE

When this program run from the console without -b flag it'll will be looks like you try to enter something before shell's prompt appears.

Sure, '&' may be used instead but this flag allow to avoid ugly shell's messages.

EXAMPLES

kbde --ascii="ls" --key=Enter --background: run 'ls' command
kbde --press=LAlt --press=F4 --release=F4 --release=LAlt -b: switch to the console 4 (in the text mode)
kbde --key=ArrowU --key=Enter --background: Under bash shell will do something cool.

AUTHOR

Valery Reznic <valery_reznic@users.sourceforge.net>.

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