MK_MODMAP

Section: Maintenance Commands (8)
Updated: 2002-02-22
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NAME

mk_modmap - translate a Linux keytable file into an xmodmap file

 

SYNOPSIS

mk_modmap [ -v ] keymap_file

 

DESCRIPTION

The mk_modmap command tries to translate a Linux console keytable file into a file that can be parsed by xmodmap, and used within X. It outputs the results to standard out.

If the -v flag is used, verbose output is given.

It requires the X header files to be installed. (In Debian, these are in the "xlibs-dev" package).  

NOTES

Since XFree version 2.1, X initialises its keymap using the Linux keymap, so xmodmap will often be superfluous.

 

SEE ALSO

dumpkeys(1), keymaps(5), xmodmap(1)

 

AUTHORS

Kjetil T. Homme <kjetilho@ifi.uio.no>
Pablo Saratxaga <pablo@mandrakesoft.com>
Manpage by Alastair McKinstry, <mckinstry@computer.org>
 

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NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
NOTES
SEE ALSO
AUTHORS
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