#!/bin/bash # # enable/disable touchpad # find your touchpad name: # egrep -i 'synap|alps|etps' /proc/bus/input/devices PAD='SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad' A=`xinput list-props "$PAD" | sed -n -e 's/.*Device Enabled ([0-9][0-9]*):\t\(.*\)/\1/p' ` if [ $A -eq 1 ]; then xinput set-int-prop "$PAD" "Device Enabled" 8 0 notify-send -t 5000 \ ' touchpad ░░▒▒▓▓██▓▓▒▒░░' \ ' disabled' else xinput set-int-prop "$PAD" "Device Enabled" 8 1 notify-send -t 5000 \ ' touchpad ░░▒▒▓▓██▓▓▒▒░░' \ ' enabled' fi