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title="NEW - xinput list [name] shouldn't be restricted to a single match"
href="https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=104378">104378</a>
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<th>Summary</th>
<td>xinput list [name] shouldn't be restricted to a single match
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<th>Product</th>
<td>Wayland
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<th>Version</th>
<td>unspecified
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<th>Hardware</th>
<td>x86-64 (AMD64)
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<th>OS</th>
<td>Linux (All)
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<th>Status</th>
<td>NEW
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<th>Severity</th>
<td>normal
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<th>Priority</th>
<td>medium
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<th>Component</th>
<td>libinput
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<th>Assignee</th>
<td>wayland-bugs@lists.freedesktop.org
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<th>Reporter</th>
<td>wavexx@thregr.org
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<pre>xinput --version
xinput version 1.6.2
XI version on server: 2.3
I have a laptop system with two keyboards with the same name.
I'm trying to write a script to set some device parameters, and I was hoping to
get the device IDs by using:
xinput list --id-only 'name'
However, while 'list --id-only' by itself works (spitting all IDs without any
useful info), list --id-only 'name' will refuse to list anything if multiple
devices from the same vendor exist.
I understand this behavior if I was using set-prop, but 'list' shouldn't have
this restriction. list should always list *all* matching devices.
Example:
xinput list
⎡ Virtual core pointer id=2 [master pointer (3)]
⎜ ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer id=4 [slave pointer (2)]
⎜ ↳ Wacom Pen and multitouch sensor Finger touch id=13 [slave pointer
(2)]
⎜ ↳ Wacom Pen and multitouch sensor Pen stylus id=14 [slave pointer
(2)]
⎜ ↳ SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad id=17 [slave pointer (2)]
⎜ ↳ TPPS/2 IBM TrackPoint id=18 [slave pointer (2)]
⎜ ↳ Wacom Pen and multitouch sensor Pen eraser id=20 [slave pointer
(2)]
⎜ ↳ PixArt HP USB Optical Mouse id=9 [slave pointer (2)]
⎣ Virtual core keyboard id=3 [master keyboard (2)]
↳ Virtual core XTEST keyboard id=5 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ Power Button id=6 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ Video Bus id=7 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ Sleep Button id=8 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ Integrated Camera: Integrated C id=15 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ AT Translated Set 2 keyboard id=16 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ ThinkPad Extra Buttons id=19 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ HID 05f3:0007 id=10 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ HID 05f3:0007 id=11 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ Plantronics Plantronics C320-M id=12 [slave keyboard (3)]
xinput list 'HID 05f3:0007'
Warning: There are multiple devices matching 'HID 05f3:0007'.
To ensure the correct one is selected, please use the device ID, or prefix the
device name with 'pointer:' or 'keyboard:' as appropriate.
unable to find device HID 05f3:0007</pre>
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