hidutil(1) BSD General Commands Manual hidutil(1)
NAME
hidutil -- HID event system debug utility
SYNOPSIS
hidutil [command] [options]
DESCRIPTION
hidutil Configure property, list devices and dumps stated of HID Evemt
System
Available commands and their options:
help Print help message
dump <object> [options]
dump states of HID Event system object
Objects:
system the entire HID system
clients all clients of the HID system
services all services in the HID system
Options:
-o file, --output file
output to file [default: stdout]
-f format, --format format
display data in specified format (xml
or text) [default: xml]
property <options>
Set/Get HID Event System or HID Event Sercvice property
Options:
--set dictionary Set property (key/value pair JSON
style dictionary)
--get dictionary Get property with key (where key is
string value)
--filter dictionary
Filter services by properties
(key/value pair JSON style dictio-
nary)
list <options> Set/Get HID Event System or HID Event Sercvice property
Options:
--filter dictionary
Filter services by properties
(key/value pair JSON style dictio-
nary)
PROPERTY
``ProductID'' - numeric value (decimal or hex)
``VendorID'' - numeric value (decimal or hex)
``LocationID'' - numeric value (decimal or hex)
``PrimaryUsagePage'' - numeric value (decimal or hex)
``PrimaryUsage'' - numeric value (decimal or hex)
``Trasport'' - string value
``Product'' - string value
SAMPLE USAGE
hidutil dump system -o system.plist -f xml
hidutil property --filter '{"ProductID":0x54c}' --get "HIDPointerAcceler-
ation"
hidutil property --filter '{"ProductID":0x54c, "VendorID":746}' --set
'{"HIDPointerAcceleration":0}'
hidutil list
hidutil list --filter '{"VendorID":0x54c}'
March 11, 2016
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