jstest(1)						      General Commands Manual							 jstest(1)

NAME

       jstest - joystick test program

SYNOPSIS

       jstest [--normal] [--old] [--event] [--nonblock] [--select] <device-name>

DESCRIPTION

       jstest  can be used to test all the features of the Linux joystick API, including non-blocking and select(2) access, as well as version 0.x
       compatibility mode.

       It is also intended to serve as an example implementation for those who wish to learn how to write their own joystick using applications.

OPTIONS

       --normal
	      One-line mode showing immediate status.

       --old  Same as --normal, using 0.x interface.

       --event
	      Prints events as they come in.

       --nonblock
	      Same as --event, in nonblocking mode.

       --select
	      Same as --event, using select(2) call.

SEE ALSO

       fftest(1), jscal(1).

AUTHOR

       jstest was written by Vojtech Pavlik.

       This manual page was written by Stephen Kitt <steve@sk2.org>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).

jstest								  April 21, 2009							 jstest(1)