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diff --git a/upstream/mageia-cauldron/man1/kbd_mode.1 b/upstream/mageia-cauldron/man1/kbd_mode.1 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..fc0da12a --- /dev/null +++ b/upstream/mageia-cauldron/man1/kbd_mode.1 @@ -0,0 +1,51 @@ +.\" @(#)kbd_mode.1 1.0 940406 aeb +.TH KBD_MODE 1 "6 Apr 1994" "kbd" +.SH NAME +kbd_mode \- report or set the keyboard mode +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B kbd_mode +[ +.I -a | -u | -k | -s +] [ +.I -f +] [ +.I -C CONSOLE +] +.SH DESCRIPTION +.IX "kbd_mode command" "" "\fLkbd_mode\fR command" +.LP +Without argument, +.B kbd_mode +prints the current keyboard mode (RAW, MEDIUMRAW or XLATE). +With argument, it sets the keyboard mode as indicated: +.LP +\-s: scancode mode (RAW), +.LP +\-k: keycode mode (MEDIUMRAW), +.LP +\-a: ASCII mode (XLATE), +.LP +\-u: UTF-8 mode (UNICODE). +.LP +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 +.BR 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. 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. +.SH "SEE ALSO" +.BR loadkeys (1) + |