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I'm trying to find the device manufacturer and model of my keyboard and touch pad so I can write an XOrg configuration file targeting it via:

Section "InputClass"
    Identifier "touchpad"
    MatchIsTouchpad "on"
    Driver "synaptics"
    MatchProduct "Product Name"
    MatchVendor "Vendor Name"
EndSection

How can I discover a device's product and vendor name using a CLI tool? I'd like to nail down my Bluetooth touchpad and keyboard so as to be able to tailor Xorg configuration.

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For USB devices on Linux, you can use:

lsusb -v | grep -e idProduct -e idVendor

For the IDs only:

grep . /sys/bus/usb/devices/*/id*

lsusb uses /var/lib/usbutils/usb.ids to translate ids to names, I don't know whether Xorg would use the same source.

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Awesome, I can now see my USB devices, but I actually need to find Bluetooth info. This information is exactly what I'm looking for, just need it for my Bluetooth devices. I can find the hex vendor ids on Bluetooth devices, but I can't seem to find actual vendor or product names. – TK Kocheran Dec 10 '12 at 21:37
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MatchProduct "Product Name" does not work with the output of Stephane's suggestion lsusb -v | grep -e idProduct -e idVendor. I just tested it.

xinput list outputs the correct string that works with MatchProduct

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Does xinput list list both vendor and product together? Do you know how to work out which is which? – Sparhawk yesterday

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