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xkbctrl

xkbctrl(1)							Utils for X-Window							xkbctrl(1)

NAME

       xkbctrl - get X11 keyboard data according to console keyboard mapname

SYNOPSIS

       xkbctrl [ options ]

DESCRIPTION

       xkbctrl	is  used to obtain the X11 keyboard configuration parameters according to a given console map name. The currently used console map
       is stored in the KEYTABLE variable within the file: /etc/sysconfig/keyboard

COMMAND LINE OPTIONS

       The one and only argument is the name of the console map but this argument is required. If the map does not exist an empty set of X11 vari-
       ables is printed out.

XKB KEYBOARD SPECIFICATION

       XkbLayout
	      The language dependent keyboard layout specification.

       XkbModel
	      The hardware keyboard type specification.

       Protocol
	      The protocol used for communication.

       XkbRules
	      The XKB rules file.

       XkbOptions
	      Special XKB options for key-remappings

       MapName
	      The console map name.

       XkbKeyCodes
	      The XKB keycodes file.

       LeftAlt
	      The behaviour of the left alt key.

       RightAlt
	      The behaviour of the right alt key.

       ScrollLock
	      The behaviour of the scroll lock key.

       RightCtl
	      The behaviour of the right ctrl key.

       Apply  The apply string used for the xkbset call.

AUTHORS

       Written by Marcus Schafer

REPORTING BUGS

       Report bugs to <bugzilla.novell.com>.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright  (C)  2005  SuSE Linux Products GmbH, Inc.  This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO  warranty;
       not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

3rd Berkeley Distribution					  March 15, 2005							xkbctrl(1)

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