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toggle_touchpad.sh
#!/bin/bash
read TPdevice <<< $( xinput | sed -nre '/TouchPad/s/.*id=([0-9]*).*/\1/p' )
state=$( xinput list-props "$TPdevice" | grep "Device Enabled" | grep -o "[01]$" )
if [ "$state" -eq '1' ];then
xinput --disable "$TPdevice"
else
xinput --enable "$TPdevice"
fi
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