Make xinput overrides more robust





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I have some xinput settings that I have run on startup, but every now and then I get a system update that changes the names or ids of the xinput devices that break my startup script.



For example, I have this as a startup command:



+xinput set-prop "SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad" "libinput Natural Scrolling Enabled" 1



But recently the device name changed and I had to update it.



Is there a better way to specify which device I want to modify without it being volatile to changes over time?










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    I have some xinput settings that I have run on startup, but every now and then I get a system update that changes the names or ids of the xinput devices that break my startup script.



    For example, I have this as a startup command:



    +xinput set-prop "SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad" "libinput Natural Scrolling Enabled" 1



    But recently the device name changed and I had to update it.



    Is there a better way to specify which device I want to modify without it being volatile to changes over time?










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      I have some xinput settings that I have run on startup, but every now and then I get a system update that changes the names or ids of the xinput devices that break my startup script.



      For example, I have this as a startup command:



      +xinput set-prop "SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad" "libinput Natural Scrolling Enabled" 1



      But recently the device name changed and I had to update it.



      Is there a better way to specify which device I want to modify without it being volatile to changes over time?










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      I have some xinput settings that I have run on startup, but every now and then I get a system update that changes the names or ids of the xinput devices that break my startup script.



      For example, I have this as a startup command:



      +xinput set-prop "SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad" "libinput Natural Scrolling Enabled" 1



      But recently the device name changed and I had to update it.



      Is there a better way to specify which device I want to modify without it being volatile to changes over time?







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          How about grepping for the device and pulling out the ID with sed?



          xinput set-prop `xinput list | grep -i touchpad | sed -n 's/.*id=([0-9]*)s.*/1/p'` "libinput Natural Scrolling Enabled" 1


          There may be a simpler way to do this but I'm not an expert on sed.






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            How about grepping for the device and pulling out the ID with sed?



            xinput set-prop `xinput list | grep -i touchpad | sed -n 's/.*id=([0-9]*)s.*/1/p'` "libinput Natural Scrolling Enabled" 1


            There may be a simpler way to do this but I'm not an expert on sed.






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              How about grepping for the device and pulling out the ID with sed?



              xinput set-prop `xinput list | grep -i touchpad | sed -n 's/.*id=([0-9]*)s.*/1/p'` "libinput Natural Scrolling Enabled" 1


              There may be a simpler way to do this but I'm not an expert on sed.






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                How about grepping for the device and pulling out the ID with sed?



                xinput set-prop `xinput list | grep -i touchpad | sed -n 's/.*id=([0-9]*)s.*/1/p'` "libinput Natural Scrolling Enabled" 1


                There may be a simpler way to do this but I'm not an expert on sed.






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                How about grepping for the device and pulling out the ID with sed?



                xinput set-prop `xinput list | grep -i touchpad | sed -n 's/.*id=([0-9]*)s.*/1/p'` "libinput Natural Scrolling Enabled" 1


                There may be a simpler way to do this but I'm not an expert on sed.







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