NAME

     gpm.conf — startup configuration file for gpm

DESCRIPTION

     gpm.conf specifies options to be passed to the gpm daemon at start time.  It is parsed by the init script,
     rather than by gpm itself.  It comprises variable assignments in Bourne shell syntax: variable=value (with
     no extra spaces; to embed spaces or other shell metacharacters in values, use quotes as in shell
     scripting).  Blank lines and lines beginning with a hash ("#") are ignored.

     Settings are implemented by setting flags on the gpm command line; these are documented in gpm(8).  The
     following variable names are specified:

     device  Specifies the device file for your primary mouse.  This sets -m.

     type    Specifies the protocol for your primary mouse.  This sets -t.

     device2, type2
             The same as device and type, but for your secondary mouse.  These set -m and -t after passing -M.
             If either of these are defined, both must be.

     responsiveness
             Specifies the responsiveness for your primary mouse.  This sets -r.

     sample_rate
             Specifies the sample rate for your primary mouse.  This sets -s.

     repeat_type
             Enables the gpm repeater and sets the repeater protocol, using the -R flag.  Repeat type none or an
             empty value will disable the repeater.

     append  Any options specified here are appended to the gpm command line.  If you use multiple options, you
             will need to enclose the value in quotes ("").

EXAMPLES

     A simple gpm.conf file for a PS/2 mouse whose protocol should be autodetected, and which should be repeated
     in /dev/gpmdata as a serial Microsoft Intellimouse:

           # Sample gpm.conf

           device=/dev/psaux
           type=autops2
           repeat_type=ms3

     This will cause the daemon to be started as gpm -m /dev/psaux -t autops2 -Rms3.

FILES

     /etc/gpm.conf

SEE ALSO

     gpm(8), dpkg-reconfigure(8).  dpkg-reconfigure gpm can be used to generate and update the gpm.conf file
     automatically.