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     MOUSE(HW)                            UNIX System V



     Name
          mouse - system mouse


     Description
          UNIX supports mice attached directly to controller cards  on
          the  bus  and  mice  attached  to standard serial ports. The
          command:

          mkdev mouse

          is used to configure  a  new  mouse  or  to  reconfigure  an
          existing mouse.


     See Also
     Files
     /dev/mouse                 Directory for mouse-related special device files.
     /dev/mouse/bus[0-1]        Bus mouse device files.
     /dev/mouse/vpix[0-1]       vpix-mouse device files.
     /dev/mouse/microsoft_ser   Microsoft serial mouse device files.
     /dev/mouse/logitech_ser    Logitech serial mouse device files.
     /dev/mouse/mousesys_ser    Mousesys serial mouse device files.
     /dev/ttyp[0-7]             Special pseudo-tty files for mouse input.
     /etc/default/usemouse      Default map file for mouse-generated characters.
     /usr/lib/event/devices     File containing device information for mice.
     /usr/lib/event/ttys        File listing ttys eligible to use mice.
     /usr/lib/mouse/*           Alternate map files for mice.

          mkdev(ADM), usemouse(C)


     Value Added
          mouse is an extension of AT&T System V provided by the Santa
          Cruz Operation.


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