Xinput
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xinput is a utility to configure and test X input devices, such as mouses, keyboards, and touchpads. It is found in the xorg-xinput package.
List devices
To list what xinput devices are available, use:
$ xinput list
⎡ Virtual core pointer id=2 [master pointer (3)]
⎜ ↳ Virtual core XTEST pointer id=4 [slave pointer (2)]
⎜ ↳ SYNA7813:00 06CB:16DB id=13 [slave pointer (2)]
⎜ ↳ ETPS/2 Elantech Touchpad id=15 [slave pointer (2)]
⎜ ↳ dougav’s mouse id=9 [slave pointer (2)]
⎣ Virtual core keyboard id=3 [master keyboard (2)]
↳ Virtual core XTEST keyboard id=5 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ Power Button id=6 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ Video Bus id=7 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ Power Button id=8 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ Clavier de Dawud W Vong id=10 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ HP Wide Vision HD id=11 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ Intel Virtual Button driver id=12 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ AT Translated Set 2 keyboard id=14 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ HP WMI hotkeys id=16 [slave keyboard (3)]
↳ HP Wireless hotkeys id=17 [slave keyboard (3)]
Usage examples
Here are some of the ways xinput can be used.
Remove the middle and right mouse buttons
$ xinput set-button-map 'dougav’s mouse' 1 1 1
The above command will make middle and right mouse button to function like the left button. Putting zeros will disable them.
$ xinput set-button-map 'dougav’s mouse' 1 0 0