qjoypad

Translate input from gamepads or joysticks into keyboard strokes or mouse actions.

Start QJoyPad

$ qjoypad

Start QJoyPad and look for devices in a specific directory

$ qjoypad --device=[path/to/directory]

Start QJoyPad but don't show a system tray icon

$ qjoypad --notray

Start QJoyPad and force the window manager to use a system tray icon

$ qjoypad --force-tray

Force a running instance of QJoyPad to update its list of devices and layouts

$ qjoypad --update

Load the given layout in an already running instance of QJoyPad, or start QJoyPad using the given layout

$ qjoypad "[layout]"

qjoypad [--device "/device/path"] [--notray] ["layout name"]

Program for mapping gamepad/joystick events to mouse/keyboard events

-h, --help: Show summary of options.
--device: Look for joystick devices in "path". This should be something like "/dev/input" if your game devices are in /dev/input/js0, /dev/input/js1, etc.
--notray: Do not use a system tray icon. This is useful for window managers that don't support this feature.
--update: Force a running instance of QJoyPad to update its list of devices and layouts.
"layout name": Load the given layout in an already running instance of QJoyPad, or start QJoyPad using the given layout.