On Wed, 2004-02-18 at 00:44, gqin@xxxxxxx wrote: > Hi, I am writing a code that can call a suspend command if there is low > cpu activity and no mouse or keyboard activity for some time period. I > wonder if there is a way to check the mouse and keyboard activity if the > mouse/keyboard is not focussed on this object? Thanks. Try the following - but note that the check itself will appear as activity. stat /dev/mouse stat `tty` The "access" time field will show last mouse time. You will need to experiment with the keyboard - the `tty` given above probably won't cut it. Cheers, Ben -- .O. Ben Stringer ..O ben@xxxxxxxxxxx OOO linux|java|majitek|gnu
