kbd_mode(1) kbd_mode(1) NAME /usr/bin/kbd_mode - change the keyboard translation mode SYNOPSIS kbd_mode -a | -n | -e | -u DESCRIPTION kbd_mode sets the translation mode of the console's keyboard (/dev/kbd) to one of the four values defined for KIOCTRANS in kb(7M). This is useful when a program that resets the translation mode terminates abnormally and fails to restore the original translation mode. Note that the text console desires ASCII characters (kbd_mode -a), while Xorg(1) and Xsun(1) desire untranslated events (kbd_mode -u). OPTIONS -a ASCII: the keyboard will generate simple ASCII characters. -n None: the keyboard will generate unencoded bytes - a distinct value for up and down on each switch on the keyboard. -e Events: the keyboard will generate firm_events with ASCII char‐ acters in the value field. -u Unencoded: the keyboard will generate input events with unen‐ coded bytes in the value field such as those desired by the X server. FILES /dev/kbd ATTRIBUTES See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes: ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────┬───┐ │ ATTRIBUTE TYPE ATTRIBUTE VALUE │ │ ├──────────────────────────────────────────────┼───┤ │Availability pkg:/system/keyboard/kbd_mode │ │ │Interface Stability Committed │ │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────┴───┘ SEE ALSO kb(7M) 2 July 2010 kbd_mode(1)[top]
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