.TH powermate 1 "MARCH 2012" Linux "User Manual" .SH NAME powermate \- control alsa/mpd/pianobar with a griffin powermate .SH SYNOPSIS powermate uses the haskell-powermate bindings to control Alsa, MPD and Pianobar with a Griffin PowerMate, supporting long presses and twist motions. .SH DESCRIPTION Controls volume and LED brightness with a left or right turn (down, up respectively). Skips to next MPD/Pianobar track with a press and twist (turn right immediately after pressing). Mutes with a long press ( > 1 second). .SH FILES .I /usr/bin/powermate .RS Must be executed with /dev/input/* privileges. .SH AUTHOR Dylan Lloyd