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| 2 | <title>Contents</title>
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| 3 |
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| 4 | <para>
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| 5 | The Kbd package contains the chvt,
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| 6 | deallocvt, dumpkeys, fgconsole, getkeycodes,
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| 7 | kbd_mode, kbdrate, loadkeys, loadunimap, mapscrn,
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| 8 | psfxtable,
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| 9 | resizecons, screendump, setfont,
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| 10 | setkeycodes, setleds, setmetamode, setvesablank, showfont,
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| 11 | showkey,
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| 12 | unicode_start, and unicode_stop programs. There are some other programs that
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| 13 | don't get installed by default, as they are very optional. Take a look at the
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| 14 | Kbd package contents if you have trouble with your console.
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| 15 | </para>
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| 16 |
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| 17 | </sect2>
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| 18 |
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| 19 | <sect2>
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| 20 | <title>Description</title>
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| 21 |
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| 22 | <sect3>
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| 23 | <title>chvt</title>
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| 24 |
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| 25 | <para>
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| 26 | chvt changes foreground virtual terminal.
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| 27 | </para>
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| 28 |
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| 29 | </sect3>
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| 30 |
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| 31 | <sect3>
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| 32 | <title>deallocvt</title>
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| 33 |
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| 34 | <para>
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| 35 | deallocvt deallocates unused virtual terminals.
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| 36 | </para>
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| 37 |
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| 38 | </sect3>
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| 39 |
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| 40 | <sect3>
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| 41 | <title>dumpkeys</title>
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| 42 |
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| 43 | <para>
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| 44 | dumpkeys dumps keyboard translation tables.
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| 45 | </para>
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| 46 |
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| 47 | </sect3>
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| 48 |
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| 49 | <sect3>
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| 50 | <title>fgconsole</title>
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| 51 |
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| 52 | <para>
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| 53 | fgconsole prints the number of the active virtual terminal.
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| 54 | </para>
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| 55 |
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| 56 | </sect3>
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| 57 |
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| 58 | <sect3>
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| 59 | <title>getkeycodes</title>
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| 60 |
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| 61 | <para>
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| 62 | getkeycodes prints the kernel scancode-to-keycode mapping table.
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| 63 | </para>
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| 64 |
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| 65 | </sect3>
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| 66 |
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| 67 | <sect3>
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| 68 | <title>kbd_mode</title>
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| 69 |
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| 70 | <para>
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| 71 | kbd_mode reports or sets the keyboard mode.
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| 72 | </para>
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| 73 |
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| 74 | </sect3>
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| 75 |
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| 76 | <sect3>
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| 77 | <title>kbdrate</title>
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| 78 |
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| 79 | <para>
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| 80 | kbdrate sets the keyboard repeat and delay rates.
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| 81 | </para>
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| 82 |
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| 83 | </sect3>
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| 84 |
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| 85 | <sect3>
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| 86 | <title>loadkeys</title>
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| 87 |
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| 88 | <para>
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| 89 | loadkeys loads keyboard translation tables.
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| 90 | </para>
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| 91 |
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| 92 | </sect3>
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| 93 |
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| 94 | <sect3>
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| 95 | <title>loadunimap</title>
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| 96 |
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| 97 | <para>
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| 98 | loadunimap loads the kernel unicode-to-font mapping table.
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| 99 | </para>
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| 100 |
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| 101 | </sect3>
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| 102 |
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| 103 | <sect3>
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| 104 | <title>mapscrn</title>
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| 105 |
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| 106 | <para>
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| 107 | mapscrn loads a user defined output character
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| 108 | mapping table into the console driver. Note that it is obsolete and that its
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| 109 | features are built into setfont.
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| 110 | </para>
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| 111 |
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| 112 | </sect3>
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| 113 |
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| 114 | <sect3>
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| 115 | <title>psfxtable</title>
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| 116 |
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| 117 | <para>
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| 118 | psfxtable is a tool for handling Unicode character tables for console fonts.
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| 119 | </para>
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| 120 |
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| 121 | </sect3>
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| 122 |
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| 123 | <sect3>
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| 124 | <title>resizecons</title>
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| 125 |
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| 126 | <para>
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| 127 | resizecons changes the kernel idea of the console size.
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| 128 | </para>
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| 129 |
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| 130 | </sect3>
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| 131 |
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| 132 | <sect3>
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| 133 | <title>screendump</title>
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| 134 |
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| 135 | <para>
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[a9cb6f08] | 136 | A screen shot utility for the console.
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[5df2845] | 137 | </para>
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| 138 |
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| 139 | </sect3>
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| 140 |
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| 141 | <sect3>
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| 142 | <title>setfont</title>
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| 143 |
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| 144 | <para>
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| 145 | This lets you change the EGA/VGA fonts in console.
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| 146 | </para>
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| 147 |
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| 148 | </sect3>
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| 149 |
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| 150 | <sect3>
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| 151 | <title>setkeycodes</title>
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| 152 |
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| 153 | <para>
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| 154 | setkeycodes loads kernel scancode-to-keycode mapping table entries.
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| 155 | </para>
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| 156 |
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| 157 | </sect3>
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| 158 |
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| 159 | <sect3>
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| 160 | <title>setleds</title>
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| 161 |
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| 162 | <para>
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[a9cb6f08] | 163 | setleds sets the keyboard LEDs. Many people find it useful to have numlock
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[5df2845] | 164 | enabled by default, and it is by using this program that you can achieve this.
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| 165 | </para>
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| 166 |
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| 167 | </sect3>
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| 168 |
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| 169 | <sect3>
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| 170 | <title>setmetamode</title>
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| 171 |
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| 172 | <para>
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| 173 | setmetamode defines the keyboard meta key handling.
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| 174 | </para>
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| 175 |
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| 176 | </sect3>
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| 177 |
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| 178 | <sect3>
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| 179 | <title>setvesablank</title>
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| 180 |
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| 181 | <para>
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| 182 | This lets you fiddle with the built-in hardware screensaver (not toasters, only
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| 183 | a blank screen).
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| 184 | </para>
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| 185 |
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| 186 | </sect3>
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| 187 |
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| 188 | <sect3>
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| 189 | <title>showfont</title>
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| 190 |
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| 191 | <para>
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| 192 | showfont displays data about a font. The information shown includes font
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| 193 | information, font properties, character metrics, and character bitmaps.
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| 194 | </para>
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| 195 |
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| 196 | </sect3>
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| 197 |
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| 198 | <sect3>
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| 199 | <title>showkey</title>
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| 200 |
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| 201 | <para>
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| 202 | showkey examines the scancodes and keycodes sent by the keyboard.
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| 203 | </para>
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| 204 |
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| 205 | </sect3>
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| 206 |
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| 207 | <sect3>
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| 208 | <title>unicode_start</title>
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| 209 |
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| 210 | <para>
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| 211 | unicode_start puts the console in Unicode mode.
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| 212 | </para>
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| 213 |
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| 214 | </sect3>
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| 215 |
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| 216 | <sect3>
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| 217 | <title>unicode_stop</title>
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| 218 |
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| 219 | <para>
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| 220 | unicode_stop reverts keyboard and console from unicode mode.
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| 221 | </para>
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| 222 |
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| 223 | </sect3>
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| 224 |
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| 225 | </sect2>
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| 226 |
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