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, deallocvt, dumpkeys, fgconsole,
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5 | getkeycodes, kbd_mode, kbdrate, loadkeys, loadunimap, mapscrn,
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6 | psfxtable, resizecons, screendump, setfont,
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7 | setkeycodes, setleds, setmetamode, setvesablank, showfont,
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8 | showkey, unicode_start, and unicode_stop programs.
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9 | There are some other programs that
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10 | don't get installed by default, as they are very optional. Take a look at the
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11 | Kbd package contents if you have trouble with your console.</para>
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12 |
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13 | </sect2>
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14 |
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15 | <sect2>
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16 | <title>Description</title>
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17 |
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18 | <sect3><title>chvt</title>
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19 | <para>chvt changes foreground virtual terminal.</para></sect3>
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20 |
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21 | <sect3><title>deallocvt</title>
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22 | <para>deallocvt deallocates unused virtual terminals.</para></sect3>
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23 |
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24 | <sect3><title>dumpkeys</title>
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25 | <para>dumpkeys dumps keyboard translation tables.</para></sect3>
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26 |
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27 | <sect3><title>fgconsole</title>
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28 | <para>fgconsole prints the number of the active virtual terminal.</para></sect3>
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29 |
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30 | <sect3><title>getkeycodes</title>
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31 | <para>getkeycodes prints the kernel scancode-to-keycode
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32 | mapping table.</para></sect3>
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33 |
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34 | <sect3><title>kbd_mode</title>
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35 | <para>kbd_mode reports or sets the keyboard mode.</para></sect3>
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36 |
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37 | <sect3><title>kbdrate</title>
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38 | <para>kbdrate sets the keyboard repeat and delay rates.</para></sect3>
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39 |
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40 | <sect3><title>loadkeys</title>
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41 | <para>loadkeys loads keyboard translation tables.</para></sect3>
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42 |
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43 | <sect3><title>loadunimap</title>
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44 | <para>loadunimap loads the kernel unicode-to-font mapping table.</para></sect3>
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45 |
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46 | <sect3><title>mapscrn</title>
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47 | <para>mapscrn loads a user defined output character
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48 | mapping table into the console driver. Note that it is obsolete and that its
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49 | features are built into setfont.</para></sect3>
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50 |
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51 | <sect3><title>psfxtable</title>
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52 | <para>psfxtable is a tool for handling Unicode character tables for
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53 | console fonts.</para></sect3>
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54 |
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55 | <sect3><title>resizecons</title>
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56 | <para>resizecons changes the kernel idea of the console size.</para></sect3>
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57 |
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58 | <sect3><title>screendump</title>
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59 | <para>A screen shot utility for the console.</para></sect3>
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60 |
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61 | <sect3><title>setfont</title>
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62 | <para>This lets you change the EGA/VGA fonts in console.</para></sect3>
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63 |
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64 | <sect3><title>setkeycodes</title>
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65 | <para>setkeycodes loads kernel scancode-to-keycode mapping
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66 | table entries.</para></sect3>
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67 |
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68 | <sect3><title>setleds</title>
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69 | <para>setleds sets the keyboard LEDs. Many people find it useful to have numlock
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70 | enabled by default, and it is by using this program that you can
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71 | achieve this.</para></sect3>
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72 |
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73 | <sect3><title>setmetamode</title>
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74 | <para>setmetamode defines the keyboard meta key handling.</para></sect3>
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75 |
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76 | <sect3><title>setvesablank</title>
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77 | <para>This lets you fiddle with the built-in hardware screensaver
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78 | (not toasters, only a blank screen).</para></sect3>
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79 |
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80 | <sect3><title>showfont</title>
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81 | <para>showfont displays data about a font. The information shown includes font
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82 | information, font properties, character metrics, and
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83 | character bitmaps.</para></sect3>
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84 |
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85 | <sect3><title>showkey</title>
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86 | <para>showkey examines the scancodes and keycodes sent by
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87 | the keyboard.</para></sect3>
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88 |
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89 | <sect3><title>unicode_start</title>
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90 | <para>unicode_start puts the console in Unicode mode.</para></sect3>
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91 |
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92 | <sect3><title>unicode_stop</title>
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93 | <para>unicode_stop reverts keyboard and console from
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94 | unicode mode.</para></sect3>
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95 |
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96 | </sect2>
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97 |
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