Need help with my controller key binds

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I’m new to controller and started using unity early this year so could this be beginner friendly because I don’t make games very often. I need help making unity detect my buttons I’m pressing on my controller. I’ve got the movement set up though.

This is what my code looks like:

using UnityEngine;

public class PlayerMovement : MonoBehaviour
{
    public float moveSpeed = 5f;  // Movement speed
    public float lookSpeedX = 2f; // Mouse look speed on the X-axis (horizontal)
    public float lookSpeedY = 2f; // Mouse look speed on the Y-axis (vertical)

    public bool Sprint = false;

    public Camera playerCamera;
    private float rotationX = 0f;

    void Start()
    {
        // Get the camera attached to the player object
        playerCamera = GetComponentInChildren<Camera>();

        // Lock and hide the cursor to prevent it from leaving the game window
        Cursor.lockState = CursorLockMode.Locked;
        Cursor.visible = false;
    }

    void Update()
    {
        // First, handle mouse look
        float mouseX = Input.GetAxis("Mouse X") * lookSpeedX;
        float mouseY = Input.GetAxis("Mouse Y") * lookSpeedY;

        // Rotate player horizontally based on mouseX
        transform.Rotate(Vector3.up * mouseX);

        // Rotate camera vertically based on joystick, but limit the up/down rotation
        rotationX -= mouseY;
        rotationX = Mathf.Clamp(rotationX, -75f, 75f); // Prevent camera from flipping upside down
        playerCamera.transform.localRotation = Quaternion.Euler(rotationX, 0, 0);

        // Then handle movement (WASD)
        float moveX = Input.GetAxis("Horizontal"); // Left/Right
        float moveZ = Input.GetAxis("Vertical");   // Forward/Backward

        Vector3 moveDirection = transform.right * moveX + transform.forward * moveZ;

        // Apply the movement in the world space
        transform.Translate(moveDirection * moveSpeed * Time.deltaTime, Space.World);
    }
}
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There is no way you can’t find information on how to set up gamepad inputs.

There’s information for the old system in the manual: Unity - Manual: Handle Game Controller input

And tons of information on the new input system: Quickstart Guide | Input System | 1.11.2

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