kbd_mode
report or set the keyboard mode
see also :
loadkeys
Synopsis
kbd_mode
[ -a | -u | -k | -s ] [ -C CONSOLE ]
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examples
source
if [ "$UTF8" = "yes" ]; then
/usr/bin/kbd_mode -u -C /dev/console
printf "\033%%G"
>> /dev/console
echo 1 >
/sys/module/vt/parameters/default_utf8
echo 1 >
/sys/module/vt/parameters/default_utf8
else
/usr/bin/kbd_mode -a -C /dev/console
printf "\033%%@"
>> /dev/console
description
Without
argument, kbd_mode prints the current keyboard mode
(RAW, MEDIUMRAW or XLATE). With argument, it sets the
keyboard mode as indicated:
-s:
scancode mode (RAW),
-k:
keycode mode (MEDIUMRAW),
-a: ASCII
mode (XLATE),
-u: UTF-8
mode (UNICODE).
Of course the
"-a" is only traditional, and the code used
can be any 8-bit character set. With "-u" a
16-bit character set is expected, and these chars are
transmitted to the kernel as 1, 2, or 3 bytes (following the
UTF-8 coding). In these latter two modes the key mapping
defined by loadkeys(1) is used.
kbd_mode
operates on the console specified by the
"-C" option; if there is none, the console
associated with stdin is used.
Warning:
changing the keyboard mode, other than between ASCII and
Unicode, will probably make your keyboard unusable. This
command is only meant for use (say via remote login) when
some program left your keyboard in the wrong state. Note
that in some obsolete versions of this program the
"-u" option was a synonym for
"-s".
see also
loadkeys