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.Dd August 6, 2003 .Dt WSMOUSED 8 .Os .Sh NAME .Nm wsmoused .Nd mouse console daemon .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm .Op Fl d Ar device .Op Fl f Ar conf_file .Op Fl m Ar modes .Op Fl n .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Nm daemon provides mouse support in console, allowing copying and pasting text. The left mouse button is used to select text when held and you use the right button to paste it in the active console.
p Supported options are as follows: l -tag -width XfXconfXfileXX t Fl d Ar device specifies the device file to be used as the .Xr wsmouse 4 device. Defaults to
a /dev/wsmouse . t Fl f Ar conf_file specifies the configuration file to be used. Defaults to
a /etc/wsmoused.conf . t Fl m Ar modes specifies which modes should be activated. Mode names are given in the argument as a whitespace separated list. Overrides the .Sq modes directive in the configuration file. t Fl n do not fork in the background (for debugging purposes). Overrides the .Sq nodaemon directive in the configuration file. .El
p Many other details can be tuned. See .Xr wsmoused.conf 5 for more information. .Sh FILES l -tag -width /dev/wsmoused.conf -compact t Pa /dev/ttyE[0-n] tty devices t Pa /dev/ttyEstat wsdisplay status notification device t Pa /dev/wsmouse[0-n] mouse control device t Pa /etc/wsmoused.conf default configuration file .El .Sh SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS Be ABSOLUTELY sure that
a /dev/ttyE* devices have restrictive permissions as the mouse uses some functions that could allow terminal snooping if improperly set. .Sh NOTES The mouse cursor is only visible for a short time. It will disappear when you stop moving it to avoid console corruption if there is any output while it is visible.
p .Cd options WSDISPLAY_CHARFUNCS is needed in your kernel configuration file in order to get mouse console support.
p When you return from the X screen to another terminal there is a small time delay until the mouse works again. The delay is needed to allow X to close the mouse device properly.
p It's needed that you change the getty program which runs in the first virtual terminal to use
a /dev/console . If you do not change this, you may have problems. You need to edit
a /etc/wscons.conf to make this change. .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr wscons 4 , .Xr wsdisplay 4 , .Xr wsmouse 4 , .Xr ttys 5 , .Xr wscons.conf 5 , .Xr wsmoused.conf 5 , .Xr moused 8 .Sh HISTORY The .Nm command first appeared in .Nx 2.0 . .Sh AUTHORS The .Nm command was developed by .An Julio M. Merino Vidal .Aq jmmv@NetBSD.org .