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Commands can be executed by simply typing them into the JoyShockMapper console windows and hitting 'enter'. You can see the list of all available commands by entering HELP, or all commands containing STICK by typing HELP STICK for example. Since there's a quite a lot of them, they are organized in this document by what part of the controller or software they affect.

Commands can mostly be split into 8 categories:

1. Digital Inputs. These are the simplest. Map a button press or stick movement to a key or mouse button. There are many binding options available, such as tap & hold, simultaneous press, chorded press and more.
2. Analog Triggers. Many controllers have 2 analog triggers: L2 and R2 on Playstation for example. JoyShockMapper can set different bindings on both "soft pull" and "full pull" of the trigger, maximizing use of those triggers. This feature is unavailable to controllers that have digital triggers, like the Nintendo Pro and Joycons.
3. Stick Configuration. Joysticks can drive the mouse or trigger key presses in many different ways, such as flick stick or scroll wheel. They need to be set a mode, and some settings particular to that mode. This is all explained in this section.
4. Gyro Mouse Inputs. Controlling the mouse with gyro generally provides far more precision than controlling it with a stick. Think of a gyro as a mouse on an invisible, frictionless mousepad. The mousepad extends however far you're comfortable rotating the controller. For games where you control the camera directly, stick mouse inputs provide convenient ways to complete big turns with little precision, while gyro mouse inputs allow you to make more precise, quick movements within a relatively limited range.
5. Real World Calibration. This calibration value makes it possible for flick stick to work correctly, for the gyro and aim stick settings to have meaningful real-life values, and for players to share the same settings between different games.
6. ViGEm Virtual Controller. JoyShockMapper can connect to Nefarius' ViGEm bus software to create virtual xbox controllers and virtual DS4 controllers. To make use of this feature you need to download and install the latest release at this link.
7. Modeshifts. The controller configuration can dynamically change depending on the current button presses, in a way akin to chorded presses. This is handy to handle weapon wheels for example. These are called modeshifts to echo the Steam Input naming convention.
8. Miscellaneous Commands. These don't fit in the above categories, but are nevertheless useful. They typically are related to JoyShockMapper itself rather than the controller configuration.