xboxdrv-daemon(1)

1xboxdrv-daemon (1)               User Commands              xboxdrv-daemon (1)
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NAME

6       xboxdrv-daemon  -  A  simple daemon that automatically launches xboxdrv
7       when it detects a controller.
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SYNOPSIS

10       xboxdrv [OPTION]... [--] {XBOXDRV} [ARGS]...
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DESCRIPTION

13       -h, --help
14              Display help text and exit.
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16       --version
17              Print the version number and exit.
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19       -v, --verbose
20              Be verbose with printed output.
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22       -a FILENAME, --attach=FILENAME
23              Launch EXE when a new controller is connected
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25       -d FILENAME, --detach=FILENAME
26              Launch EXE when a controller is detached
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28       -x FILENAME, --xboxdrv=FILENAME
29              Set the location of the xboxdrv executable
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RUNNING XBOXDRV VIA XBOXDRV-DAEMON

32       xboxdrv-daemon allows you to run  xboxdrv  automatically  whenever  you
33       plug  in a gamepad. Since xboxdrv-daemon.py needs to know where xboxdrv
34       is located you need to supply the location of the xboxdrv binary  manu‐
35       ally if its not located in PATH:
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37       % xboxdrv-daemon --xboxdrv ./xboxdrv
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39       You can pass arguments to xboxdrv after a double dash '--':
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41       % xboxdrv-daemon -- --buttonmap B=A,X=A,Y=A
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43       You can also run scripts that get started after xboxdrv is started via:
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45       % xboxdrv-daemon \
46         --attach /home/juser/xboxdrv_attach \
47         --detach /home/juser/xboxdrv_deatach
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49       This  is useful in Kiosk settings, such as a media center PC, where you
50       might want to restart the media center to have the  controller  working
51       properly after it got attached.
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53       Note  that  you  can't  dynamically  reconfigurabilty  xboxdrv when you
54       launch it automatically via the daemon, so using this daemon isn't gen‐
55       erally recommend.
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57       When  you want configurability and automatic launching, it is recomment
58       that you write little startup scripts for your games, such as this:
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60       #!/bin/sh
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62       # Start xboxdrv and remember its PID in the variable XBOXPID
63       xboxdrv --trigger-as-button -s &amp;
64       XBOXPID=$!
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66       # Give xboxdrv a second to startup and create the device
67       sleep 1
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69       # Launch your favorite game
70       your_favorite_game
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72       # Kill xboxdrv and wait for it to finish
73       kill $XBOXPID
74       wait $XBOXPID
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76       # EOF #
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78       That way you can individually configure every game and still  not  have
79       to worry about launching xboxdrv manually.
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NAME

SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION

RUNNING XBOXDRV VIA XBOXDRV-DAEMON

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