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Devices most likely get a file in /dev/input/ named eventN where N is the various devices like mouse and keyboard.

ls -l  /dev/input/by-{path,id}/

should give you a hint.

Also look at:

cat /proc/bus/input/devices

Where Sysfs value is path under /sys.

You can test by e.g.

cat /dev/input/event2 # if 2 is kbd.

To implement use ioctl and check devices + monitor.

EDIT:

In regards to "Explain that last statement …". Going over in stackoverflow land here … but:

A quick and dirty sample in C. You'll have to implement various code to check that you actually get correct device, translate event type, code and value. Typically key-donw, key-up, key-press, key-code, etc.

Haven't time, (and is to much here), to add the rest.

Check out linux/input.h, programs like dumpkeys, kernel code etc. for mapping codes. E.g. dumpkeys -l

Anyhow:

Run as e.g.:

# ./testprog /dev/input/event2

Code:

#include <stdio.h>

#include <string.h>     /* strerror() */
#include <errno.h>      /* errno */

#include <fcntl.h>      /* open() */
#include <unistd.h>     /* close() */
#include <sys/ioctl.h>  /* ioctl() */

#include <linux/input.h>    /* EVIOCGVERSION ++ */

#define EV_BUF_SIZE 16

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    int fd, sz;
    unsigned i;

    /* A few examples of information to gather */
    unsigned version;
    unsigned short id[4];
    char name[256] = "N/A";

    struct input_event ev[EV_BUF_SIZE]; /* Read up to N events ata time */

    if (argc < 2) {
        fprintf(stderr,
            "Usage: %s /dev/input/eventN\n"
            "Where X = input device number\n",
            argv[0]
        );
        return EINVAL;
    }

    if ((fd = open(argv[1], O_RDONLY)) < 0) {
        fprintf(stderr,
            "ERR %d:\n"
            "Unable to open `%s'\n"
            "%s\n",
            errno, argv[1], strerror(errno)
        );
    }
    /* Error check here as well. */
    ioctl(fd, EVIOCGVERSION, &version);
    ioctl(fd, EVIOCGID, id);
    ioctl(fd, EVIOCGNAME(sizeof(name)), name);

    fprintf(stderr,
        "Name      : %s\n"
        "Version   : %d.%d.%d\n"
        "ID        : bus 0x%02x vendor 0x%02x product 0x%02x version 0x%02x\n"
        "----------\n"
        ,
        name,

        version >> 16,
        (version >> 8) & 0xff,
        version & 0xff,

        id[ID_BUS],
        id[ID_VENDOR],
        id[ID_PRODUCT],
        id[ID_VERSION]
    );

    /* Loop. Read event file and parse result. */
    for (;;) {
        sz = read(fd, ev, sizeof(struct input_event) * EV_BUF_SIZE);

        if (sz < (int) sizeof(struct input_event)) {
            fprintf(stderr,
                "ERR %d:\n"
                "Reading of `%s' failed\n"
                "%s\n",
                errno, argv[1], strerror(errno)
            );
            goto fine;
        }

        /* Implement code to translate type, code and value */
        for (i = 0; i < sz / sizeof(struct input_event); ++i) {
            fprintf(stderr,
                "%ld.%06ld: "
                "type=%d "
                "code=%d "
                "value=%d\n",
                ev[i].time.tv_sec,
                ev[i].time.tv_usec,
                ev[i].type,
                ev[i].code,
                ev[i].value
            );
        }
    }

fine:
    close(fd);

    return errno;
}