DUALSENSECTL(1)

📦 version 0.7+git20250823, in ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💖 NAME 💖

okay bestie, so dualsensectl is literally the tool for controlling your PS5 DualSense controller from the command line. that's it, that's the vibe. no cap. 🎮✨

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

dualsensectl [options] command [ARGS]

like, options first, then a command, then whatever args that command is hungry for. simple. iconic. 🫶

✨ OPTIONS ✨

  • -l — lists all the available devices, so you can see who's out here 👀
  • -d DEVICE — pick exactly which device you wanna use (no sharing, main character energy only) 💅
  • -w — wait for the shell command to finish, monitor only — don't run off before it's done fr fr
  • -h, --help — shows this help message, your lil map 🗺️
  • -v, --version — shows the version, iykyk ⭐

🎀 Commands: 🎀

🦋 power-off

turns the controller off. Bluetooth only, bestie — don't come crying to me if you're plugged in 😭

🍓 battery

gets the controller battery level. is it giving full bars or is it giving 3% panic? now you know 🔋

🌈 info

gets the controller firmware info. the lore. 📜

💜 lightbar STATE

enable (on) or disable (off) the lightbar. the glow-up is optional ✨

💜 lightbar RED GREEN BLUE [BRIGHTNESS]

sets the lightbar color and brightness, and the range is 0-255 for each one. go feral with it 🎨

⭐ led-brightness NUMBER

sets the player and microphone LED dimming, range 0-2. subtle. moody. obsessed. 🕶️

👑 player-leds NUMBER [instant]

sets the player LEDs (1-7) or disables them (0). you're player one, obviously. 💅

🎤 microphone STATE

enable (on) or disable (off) the microphone. say it with your chest or don't say it at all 🫶

🎤 microphone-led STATE

enable (on), disable (off) or pulsate (pulse) the microphone LED. pulse is the drama option, lowkey the best one 💖

🧚 microphone-mode STATE

toggles microphone usage to 'chat', 'asr' or 'both'. pick your fighter ✨

🔊 microphone-volume VOLUME

sets the microphone volume, 0-255. louder = braver, allegedly 🌸

🎧 speaker STATE

toggle to 'internal' speaker, 'headphone' or 'both'. choose your audio destiny 🎶

🔊 volume VOLUME

sets the audio volume of the internal speaker and headphone, 0-255. that's the whole vibe check right there 🌈

🔥 attenuation RUMBLE TRIGGER

sets the attenuation of the rumble/haptic motors and the trigger vibration, range 0-7 for each. yes bestie, you can turn the shake down. sometimes. 🔥

🎯 trigger TRIGGER off

removes all the effects. clean slate, no baggage, we love that for you 🧼

🎯 trigger TRIGGER feedback POSITION STRENGTH

sets a resistance starting at POSITION with a defined STRENGTH. push back, periodt 💪

🎯 trigger TRIGGER weapon START STOP STRENGTH

emulates a weapon, like a gun trigger. pew pew 🔫

🎯 trigger TRIGGER bow START STOP STRENGTH SNAPFORCE

emulates a weapon, like a bow. very archery-core 🏹

🎯 trigger TRIGGER galloping START STOP FIRST_FOOT SECOND_FOOT FREQUENCY

emulates a galloping. horse girl summer, but make it haptics 🐎

🎯 trigger TRIGGER machine START STOP STRENGTH_A STRENGTH_B FREQUENCY PERIOD

switches vibration between two strengths at a specified period. back and forth, back and forth, it's giving machine 🏭

🎯 trigger TRIGGER vibration POSITION AMPLITUDE FREQUENCY

vibrates the motor arm around a specified position. lil wiggle, huge impact 🦋

🎯 trigger TRIGGER feedback-raw STRENGTH[10]

sets a resistance using an array of strength. ten of them. an entire squad 💅

🎯 trigger TRIGGER vibration-raw AMPLITUDE[10] FREQUENCY

vibrates the motor arm at the position and strength specified by an array of amplitude. again: ten. so many. so powerful ⚡

🎯 trigger TRIGGER MODE [PARAMS]

sets the trigger (left, right or both) mode with parameters, and there are up to 9 of them. go wild, bestie 🌈

🖥️ monitor [add COMMAND] [remove COMMAND]

runs the shell command COMMAND on add/remove events. it's literally watching. respectfully. 👀

heads up bestie: power-off is Bluetooth only, and the ranges are real — 0-255 for colors, brightness, volumes and mic volume, 0-2 for LED dimming, 0-7 for attenuation, 1-7 (or 0 for disabled) for player LEDs, and up to 9 trigger params. don't freestyle the numbers, the controller will simply not be slayed 💀

dualsensectl — version 1, dated September 2025, and it lives in section 1 of the manual, aka DUALSENSECTL(1). that's a wrap, bestie, go make your controller do tricks 💖🎀🦋✨

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