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diff --git a/upstream/mageia-cauldron/man1/kbdinfo.1 b/upstream/mageia-cauldron/man1/kbdinfo.1 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a4cf48e2 --- /dev/null +++ b/upstream/mageia-cauldron/man1/kbdinfo.1 @@ -0,0 +1,91 @@ +.TH KBDINFO "1" "June 2019" "kbd" +.SH NAME +kbdinfo \- read information about keyboard state +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B kbdinfo +[\fI\,options\/\fR] \fI\,getmode \/\fR[\fI\,text|graphics\/\fR] +.br +.B kbdinfo +[\fI\,options\/\fR] \fI\,gkbmode \/\fR[\fI\,raw|xlate|mediumraw|unicode\/\fR] +.br +.B kbdinfo +[\fI\,options\/\fR] \fI\,gkbmeta \/\fR[\fI\,metabit|escprefix\/\fR] +.br +.B kbdinfo +[\fI\,options\/\fR] \fI\,gkbled \/\fR[\fI\,scrolllock|numlock|capslock\/\fR] +.SH DESCRIPTION +The utility allows you to read and check various parameters of the keyboard and +virtual console. +.TP 9 +.B getmode +Get or check virtual console mode. +.TP 9 +.B gkbmode +Gets current keyboard mode. +.LP +.RS +.TP 12 +.B raw +Raw (scancode) mode. These are the raw codes generated by the keyboard. +.TP 12 +.B mediumraw +Medium raw (scancode) mode. This is extended medium raw mode, with keys above +127 encoded as 0, high 7 bits, low 7 bits, with the 0 bearing the 'up' flag if +needed. 0 is reserved, so this shouldn't interfere with anything else. The two +bytes after 0 will always have the up flag set not to interfere with older +applications. This allows for 16384 different keycodes, which should be enough. +.TP 12 +.B xlate +Translate keycodes using keymap. These are the codes generated via the current +keysym mapping. +.TP 12 +.B unicode +Unicode mode. +.RE +.LP +.TP 9 +.B gkbmeta +Gets meta key handling mode. +.LP +.RS +.TP 12 +.B escprefix +Specifies if pressing the meta (alt) key generates an ESC (\\033) prefix followed by the keysym. +.TP 12 +.B metabit +The keysym marked with the high bit set. +.RE +.LP + +.TP 9 +.B gkbled +Get keyboard flags CapsLock, NumLock, ScrollLock (not lights). +.LP +.RS +.TP 12 +.B scrolllock +The scroll lock is down. +.TP 12 +.B numlock +The num lock is down. +.TP 12 +.B capslock +The caps lock is down. +.RE +.LP +.SH OPTIONS +.TP +\fB\-C\fR, \fB\-\-console\fR=\fI\,DEV\/\fR +the console device to be used; +.TP +\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR +print version number; +.TP +\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR +print this usage message. +.SH AUTHORS +Written by Alexey Gladkov. +.SH "SEE ALSO" +.BR kbdrate (1), +.BR setleds (1), +.BR kbd_mode (1) |