evdbindkey

A simple tool to keystrokes to commands using libevdev.

Dependencies

• autotools
• c compiler (gcc)
• libevdev
• libudev

Build

Generate the build system files:

automake --add-missing
autoreconf

Then build with:

./configure
make

Install

make install

Configuration

The configuration is done via a user config file. You need to create a file in ~/.config/evdbindkey

It uses the following structure.

# config file

# Volume key commands
KEY_VOLUMEDOWN
    /home/user/scripts/voldown.sh

KEY_VOLUMEUP
    /home/user/scripts/volup.sh

KEY_MUTE
    /home/user/scripts/volmute.sh

# Multiple keys
KEY_LEFTCTRL + KEY_LEFTALT + KEY_LEFTSHIFT + KEY_D
    /home/user/scripts/dock.sh

To find a list of all key code options look in /usr/include/linux/input-event-codes.h

Running

This is split into two parts the priviledges server application evdbindkeyd and the user client program evbindkey.

Run evbindkeyd first, this should be run as root. Then run evbindkey as your users.