# `lillinput-cli`
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`lillinput-cli` is the commandline application for connecting [`libinput`]
gestures into:
* commands for the [`i3`] tiling window manager `IPC` interface
* shell commands
## Usage
Upon invocation, `lillinput-cli` will listen to `libinput` events until
stopped. By default, the `i3` action will be enabled, with the `workspace next`
configured for the "three finger right swipe" gesture, and the `workspace prev`
for the "three finger left swipe" gesture.
The full list of options can be retrieved via:
```bash
$ lillinput-cli --help
```
```
...
USAGE:
lillinput-cli [OPTIONS]
OPTIONS:
-c, --config-file <CONFIG_FILE>
Configuration file
-e, --enabled-action-types <ENABLED_ACTION_TYPES>
enabled action types [possible values: i3, command]
--four-finger-swipe-down <FOUR_FINGER_SWIPE_DOWN>
actions for the "four-finger swipe down" event
--four-finger-swipe-left <FOUR_FINGER_SWIPE_LEFT>
actions for the "four-finger swipe left" event
--four-finger-swipe-left-down <FOUR_FINGER_SWIPE_LEFT_DOWN>
actions for the "four-finger swipe left-down" event
--four-finger-swipe-left-up <FOUR_FINGER_SWIPE_LEFT_UP>
actions for the "four-finger swipe left-up" event
--four-finger-swipe-right <FOUR_FINGER_SWIPE_RIGHT>
actions for the "four-finger swipe right" event
--four-finger-swipe-right-down <FOUR_FINGER_SWIPE_RIGHT_DOWN>
actions for the "four-finger swipe right-down" event
--four-finger-swipe-right-up <FOUR_FINGER_SWIPE_RIGHT_UP>
actions for the "four-finger swipe right-up" event
--four-finger-swipe-up <FOUR_FINGER_SWIPE_UP>
actions for the "four-finger swipe up" event
-h, --help
Print help information
--invert-x <INVERT_X>
invert the X axis (considering positive displacement as "left")
--invert-y <INVERT_Y>
invert the Y axis (considering positive displacement as "up")
-q, --quiet
Less output per occurrence
-s, --seat <SEAT>
libinput seat
-t, --threshold <THRESHOLD>
minimum threshold for displacement changes
--three-finger-swipe-down <THREE_FINGER_SWIPE_DOWN>
actions for the "three-finger swipe down" event
--three-finger-swipe-left <THREE_FINGER_SWIPE_LEFT>
actions for the "three-finger swipe left" event
--three-finger-swipe-left-down <THREE_FINGER_SWIPE_LEFT_DOWN>
actions for the "three-finger swipe left-down" event
--three-finger-swipe-left-up <THREE_FINGER_SWIPE_LEFT_UP>
actions for the "three-finger swipe left-up" event
--three-finger-swipe-right <THREE_FINGER_SWIPE_RIGHT>
actions for the "three-finger swipe right" event
--three-finger-swipe-right-down <THREE_FINGER_SWIPE_RIGHT_DOWN>
actions for the "three-finger swipe right-down" event
--three-finger-swipe-right-up <THREE_FINGER_SWIPE_RIGHT_UP>
actions for the "three-finger swipe right-up" event
--three-finger-swipe-up <THREE_FINGER_SWIPE_UP>
actions for the "three-finger swipe up" event
-v, --verbose
More output per occurrence
-V, --version
Print version information
```
### Configuring the swipe actions
Each `--{number}-finger-swipe-{direction}` argument accepts one or several
"actions", in the form `{type}:{command}`. For example, the following
invocation specifies two actions for the "three finger swipe up" gesture:
moving to the next workspace in `i3`, and creating a file.
```bash
$ lillinput -e i3 -e command --three-finger-swipe-up "i3:workspace next" --three-finger-swipe-up "command:touch /tmp/myfile"
```
Currently, the available action types are `i3` and `command`.
### Using a configuration file
The configuration from the application can be read from a configuration file.
By default, the following sources will be read in order:
1. `/etc/lillinput.toml`
2. `${XDG_HOME}/lillinput/lillinput.toml`
3. `${CWD}/lillinput.toml`
Alternatively, a different file can be specified via the `--config-file`
argument. The configuration files can be partial (as in declaring just specific
options rather than the full range of options), and each option can be
overridden individually by later config files or command line arguments,
falling back to their default values if not provided.
The format of the configuration can be found in the [sample configuration file]:
```toml
verbose = "INFO"
seat = "seat01"
threshold = 20.0
enabled_action_types = ["i3"]
[actions]
three-finger-swipe-right = ["i3:workspace next"]
three-finger-swipe-left = ["i3:workspace prev"]
three-finger-swipe-up = []
three-finger-swipe-down = []
four-finger-swipe-right = []
four-finger-swipe-left = []
four-finger-swipe-up = []
four-finger-swipe-down = []
```
## License
This project is licensed under [BSD-3-Clause].
[BSD-3-Clause]: ../../LICENSE
[`i3`]: https://i3wm.org/
[`libinput`]: https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/libinput/
[sample configuration file]: ../../lillinput.toml.sample
[`i3ipc`]: https://github.com/tmerr/i3ipc-rs
[`input`]: https://github.com/Smithay/input.rs
[crates.io]: https://img.shields.io/crates/v/lillinput-cli