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+# These are the default options to lircd, if installed as
+# /etc/lirc/lirc_options.conf. See the lircd(8) and lircmd(8)
+# manpages for info on the different options.
+#
+# Some tools including mode2 and irw uses values such as
+# driver, device, plugindir and loglevel as fallback values
+# in not defined elsewhere.
+
+[lircd]
+nodaemon        = False
+driver          = default
+device          = /dev/lirc0
+output          = /run/lirc/lircd.socket
+pidfile         = /run/lirc/lircd.pid
+plugindir       = /usr/lib/lirc/plugins
+permission      = 666
+allow-simulate  = No
+repeat-max      = 600
+#effective-user =
+#listen         = [address:]port
+#connect        = host[:port]
+#loglevel       = 6
+#uinput         = ...
+#release        = ...
+#logfile        = ...
+
+[lircmd]
+uinput          = False
+nodaemon        = False
+
+# modinit is not supported in LibreELEC
+
+# [modinit]
+# code = /usr/sbin/modprobe lirc_serial
+# code1 = /usr/bin/setfacl -m g:lirc:rw /dev/uinput
+# code2 = ...
+
+# [lircd-uinput]
+# release-timeout = 200