INPUT-KBD(8)INPUT-KBD(8)NAME
input-kbd - print or modify keyboard maps for input devices
SYNOPSIS
input-kbd num
input-kbd [-f file] devnr
DESCRIPTION
input-kbd prints the keyboard map of kernel input device devnr on stdout. The keyboard map maps scancodes to keycodes.
If the device supports a keyboard map, it is printed in the following format (from the output for an AT keyboard):
0x0001 = 67 # KEY_F9
0x0002 = 65 # KEY_F7
0x0003 = 63 # KEY_F5
0x0004 = 61 # KEY_F3
If the device does not support a keyboard map, input-kbd just lists the keys and buttons supported by the device, like this (for a mouse):
bits: BTN_LEFT
bits: BTN_RIGHT
bits: BTN_MIDDLE
OPTIONS
devnr The index of the input device to use (0 for /dev/input/event0 and so on).
-f file
Read a keyboard map from a file and reconfigure the device with this map. The map file uses the same format as the output of this
command. Key names are also accepted instead of keycodes, like this:
0x0001 = KEY_F9
AUTHOR
Gerd Knorr.
July 2005 INPUT-KBD(8)
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KBD(4x)KBD(4x)NAME
kbd - Keyboard input driver
SYNOPSIS
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "idevname"
Driver "kbd"
...
EndSection
DESCRIPTION
kbd is an XFree86 input driver for keyboards. The driver supports the standard OS-provided keyboard interface, but these are currently
only available to this driver module for Linux and BSD. This driver is experimental, but will soon replace the built-in keyboard driver.
The kbd driver functions as a keyboard input device, and may be used as the X server's core keyboard.
CONFIGURATION DETAILS
Please refer to XF86Config(5x) for general configuration details and for options that can be used with all input drivers. This section
only covers configuration details specific to this driver.
The following driver Options are supported:
Option "Device" "string"
Specify the keyboard device. Default: the OS's default console keyboard input source.
Option "Protocol" "string"
Specify the keyboard protocol. Valid protocol types include:
Standard, Xqueue.
Not all protocols are supported on all platforms. Default: "Standard".
Option "AutoRepeat" "delay rate"
sets the auto repeat behaviour for the keyboard. This is not implemented on all platforms. delay is the time in milliseconds
before a key starts repeating. rate is the number of times a key repeats per second. Default: "500 30".
Option "XLeds" "ledlist"
makes the keyboard LEDs specified in ledlist available for client use instead of their traditional function (Scroll Lock, Caps Lock
and Num Lock). The numbers in the list are in the range 1 to 3. Default: empty list.
Option "XkbRules" "rules"
specifies which XKB rules file to use for interpreting the XkbModel, XkbLayout, XkbVariant, and XkbOptions settings. Default:
"xfree86" for most platforms, but "xfree98" for the Japanese PC-98 platforms.
Option "XkbModel" "modelname"
specifies the XKB keyboard model name. Default: "pc101" for most platforms, but "pc98" for the Japanese PC-98 platforms, and
"pc101_sol8x86" for Solaris 8 on x86.
Option "XkbLayout" "layoutname"
specifies the XKB keyboard layout name. This is usually the country or language type of the keyboard. Default: "us" for most plat-
forms, but "nec/jp" for the Japanese PC-98 platforms.
Option "XkbVariant" "variants"
specifies the XKB keyboard variant components. These can be used to enhance the keyboard layout details. Default: not set.
Option "XkbOptions" "options"
specifies the XKB keyboard option components. These can be used to enhance the keyboard behaviour. Default: not set.
Some other XKB-related options are available, but they are incompatible with the ones listed above and are not recommended, so they are not
documented here.
SEE ALSO keyboard(4x), XFree86(1), XF86Config(5x), xf86config(1), Xserver(1), X(7x).
XFree86 Version Version 4.3.0 KBD(4x)