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diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+*build
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
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+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.2)
+
+project(usbreset CXX)
+
+add_executable(usbreset src/usbreset.cpp)
+target_compile_options(usbreset PUBLIC "--std=c++14")
+
+INSTALL(TARGETS usbreset
+    RUNTIME DESTINATION bin
+    LIBRARY DESTINATION lib
+    ARCHIVE DESTINATION lib)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+https://askubuntu.com/questions/645/how-do-you-reset-a-usb-device-from-the-command-line/661#661
diff --git a/src/usbreset.cpp b/src/usbreset.cpp
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+++ b/src/usbreset.cpp
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+/* usbreset -- send a USB port reset to a USB device */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <sys/ioctl.h>
+
+#include <linux/usbdevice_fs.h>
+
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+    const char *filename;
+    int fd;
+    int rc;
+
+    if (argc != 2) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Usage: usbreset device-filename\n");
+        return 1;
+    }
+    filename = argv[1];
+
+    fd = open(filename, O_WRONLY);
+    if (fd < 0) {
+        perror("Error opening output file");
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    printf("Resetting USB device %s\n", filename);
+    rc = ioctl(fd, USBDEVFS_RESET, 0);
+    if (rc < 0) {
+        perror("Error in ioctl");
+        return 1;
+    }
+    printf("Reset successful\n");
+
+    close(fd);
+    return 0;
+}