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I am trying to find out if a specific GPIO is set on OUT or IN
I need something similar to this php command exec ("gpio read ".$i, $val_array[$i], $return );
but instead of returning LOW or HIGH (0 or 1) in the case of wiringpi, i need it to return out or in. as a variable/

(real beginner here)
Is it possible?

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pigpio offers a method to read the GPIO mode from C, Python, and the shell.

From the shell use pigs, e.g. pigs mg 4 will return the mode of GPIO 4 (assuming that the pigpio daemon is running (sudo pigpiod)).

The returned value is as follows.

Value     0     1      2    3    4    5    6    7
Mode    Input Output ALT5 ALT4 ALT0 ALT1 ALT2 ALT3
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  • Thanks @joan, that seems pretty straightforward. Works well. Could i have a quick input on how to set the pigpiod to run on startup and reboot? (as i said, total beginner here)
    – krasatos
    Commented May 4, 2017 at 21:30
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    @krasatos sudo systemctl enable pigpiod will start the pigpio daemon at boot.
    – joan
    Commented May 4, 2017 at 21:39
  • Thanks a ton, works as a charm, you saved me a lot of time!
    – krasatos
    Commented May 4, 2017 at 21:40
  • Is there a way to use pigs with the wPi numbering instead of the bcm? Or do i have to translate the numbers?
    – krasatos
    Commented May 4, 2017 at 21:50
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    @krasatos No, pigpio only uses (Broadcom) GPIO numbers.
    – joan
    Commented May 4, 2017 at 22:18

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