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Subject: Re: Reinterpret gamepad input as keyboeard input
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On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 08:12:51 +0100 Christopher Illies wrote:

> I tried out usbhidaction with something like:
> Generic_Desktop:Game_Pad.Button:Button_1 1 1 /bin/echo -n ls
>
> Obviously, this approach does not work as I hoped. "ls" is echoed in a
> shell window, but it is not interpreted as input.

Then use the command directly: /bin/sh -c ls

Regards,
Chris