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Shell (.bashrc, etc.) excerpt to turn off the Chromebook's touchpad
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tp.bash
# Turnoff the Chromebook Touchpad - always -
# NOTE: 'tpstat.sh' & 'tpoff.sh' should be in your PATH
## Get state of Touchpad - 1=on, 0=off
TP_STATE="`tpstat.sh`"
#
# Turn off Touchpad
if [ "$TP_STATE" = 0 ]; # TOUCHPAD IS OFF
then echo "'touchpad' already off"
else echo "Turning Touchpad off to ignore inadvertent touching..." ; tpoff.sh
fi
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