mouse(HW)                       19 June 1992                       mouse(HW)


 Name

    mouse - system mouse

 Description

    UNIX supports mice attached directly to controller cards on the bus, mice
    attached to standard serial ports, and PS/2 keyboard mice. The command:

       mkdev mouse

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

 Files

    /dev/mouse               Directory for mouse-related special device files
    /dev/mouse/bus[0-1]      Bus mouse device files
    /dev/mouse/vpix[0-1]     VP/ix-mouse device files
    /dev/mouse/kb0           Keyboard mouse device files
    /dev/mouse/mp[0...]      Slave pseudo-mouse device files


    /dev/mouse/pmp[0...]     Master pseudo-mouse device files
    /etc/default/usemouse    Default map file for usemouse(C)
    /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 usemouse(C)

 See also

    mkdev(ADM), usemouse(C)

    ``Adding mice and other graphic input devices'' in the System
    Administrator's Guide.

 Value added

    mouse is an extension of AT&T System V provided by The Santa Cruz Opera-
    tion, Inc.