al_set_joystick_mappings(3)

al_set_joystick_mappings3

Allegro 5 api

Usage

#include <allegro5/allegro.h>
bool al_set_joystick_mappings(const char *filename)

Overview

Sets the joystick mappings from a file. This can be called multiple times, adding to and overriding existing mappings. This uses the SDL version 2.0.16 format mappings. This can and typically should be called before calling al_install_joystick.

Since

5.2.11

From allegro 5.2.11.3-2 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.