The evtest command will produce output as follows:
Input driver version is 1.0.1Input device ID: bus 0x11 vendor 0x2 product 0x13 version 0x6Input device name: "VirtualPS/2 VMware VMMouse"Supported events: Event type 0 (EV_SYN) Event type 1 (EV_KEY) Event code 272 (BTN_LEFT) Event code 273 (BTN_RIGHT) Event type 2 (EV_REL) Event code 0 (REL_X) Event code 1 (REL_Y) Event code 8 (REL_WHEEL)Properties: Property type 0 (INPUT_PROP_POINTER)Testing ... (interrupt to exit)
The output shows the information presented by the kernel.