LOADKEYS(1) General Commands Manual LOADKEYS(1)
NAME
loadkeys - load a keyboard map into the keyboard driver
SYNOPSIS
loadkeys mapfile
EXAMPLES
loadkeys spanish.map
# Load a map for a Spanish keyboard
DESCRIPTION
Loadkeys changes the key number to character mapping. This is necessary for national keyboards that have different symbols on the keys
that the standard U.S. English keyboard. The file /etc/keymap is the first thing loaded by /etc/rc at boot time if it exists.
SEE ALSO
console(4).
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