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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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136 | A screen shot utility for the console.
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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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163 | setleds sets the keyboard LEDs. Many people find it useful to have numlock
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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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