kbd_mode

KBD_MODE(1)                 General Commands Manual                KBD_MODE(1)

NAME
       kbd_mode - report or set the keyboard mode

SYNOPSIS
       kbd_mode [ -a | -u | -k | -s ] [ -f ] [ -C CONSOLE ]

DESCRIPTION
       Without argument, kbd_mode prints the current keyboard mode (RAW, MEDI-
       UMRAW or XLATE).  With argument, it sets the  keyboard  mode  as  indi-
       cated:

       -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 (follow-
       ing the UTF-8 coding).  In these latter two modes the key  mapping  de-
       fined 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  Uni-
       code, will probably make your keyboard unusable. Set the "-f" option to
       force such changes.  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" and older versions of this program may not recognize
       the "-f" option.

SEE ALSO
       loadkeys(1)

                                  6 Apr 1994                       KBD_MODE(1)