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