http://www.linuxtv.org/vdrwiki/index.php/Remote-plugin
This plugin extends the remote control capabilities of vdr.
The following remote control devices are supported:
(a) linux input device driver ('/dev/input/eventX', X=0,1,2,...)
(currently not supported on FreeBSD)
(b) keyboard (tty driver): /dev/console, /dev/ttyX
(c) TCP connection (telnet)
(d) LIRC
(e) some(?) FreeBSD uhid(4) devices (experimental support added by this port)(Only the first 15 lines of the commit message are shown above
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