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diff --git a/upstream/mageia-cauldron/man1/setmetamode.1 b/upstream/mageia-cauldron/man1/setmetamode.1 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..57568ef4 --- /dev/null +++ b/upstream/mageia-cauldron/man1/setmetamode.1 @@ -0,0 +1,61 @@ +.\" @(#)setmetamode.1 1.0 940130 aeb +.TH SETMETAMODE 1 "30 Jan 1994" "kbd" +.SH NAME +setmetamode \- define the keyboard meta key handling +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B setmetamode +[ +.I options +] +[ +.I argument +] +.SH DESCRIPTION +.IX "setmetamode command" "" "\fLsetmetamode\fR command" +.LP +Without argument, +.B setmetamode +prints the current Meta key mode. +With argument, it sets the Meta key mode as indicated. +The setting before and after the change are reported. +.LP +The Meta key mode is specific for each VT (and the VT +corresponding to stdin is used). +One might use +.B setmetamode +in /etc/rc to define the initial state of the Meta key mode, +e.g. by +.LP +.br +.in +5m +INITTY=/dev/tty[1-8] +.br +for tty in $INITTY; do +.br +.in +5m +setmetamode escprefix < $tty +.br +.in -5m +done +.in -5m +.SH ARGUMENTS +.TP +\fBesc\fR, \fBprefix\fR, \fBescprefix\fR +The Meta key sends an Escape prefix. +.TP +\fBmeta\fR, \fBbit\fR, \fBmetabit\fR +The Meta key sets the high order bit of the character. +.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 "SEE ALSO" +.BR loadkeys (1), +.BR kbdinfo (1) + |