Descriptions Last checked against version &kbd-contversion;. Program file descriptions chvt chvt changes foreground virtual terminal. deallocvt deallocvt deallocates unused virtual terminals. dumpkeys dumpkeys dumps keyboard translation tables. fgconsole fgconsole prints the number of the active virtual terminal. getkeycodes getkeycodes prints the kernel scancode-to-keycode mapping table. getunimap getunimap prints the currently used unimap. kbd_mode kbd_mode reports or sets the keyboard mode. kbdrate kbdrate sets the keyboard repeat and delay rates. loadkeys loadkeys loads keyboard translation tables. loadunimap loadunimap loads the kernel unicode-to-font mapping table. mapscrn mapscrn loads a user defined output character mapping table into the console driver. Note that it is obsolete and that its features are built into setfont. openvt openvt starts a program on a new virtual terminal (VT). psfaddtable, psfgettable, psfstriptable, psfxtable These are a set of tools for handling Unicode character tables for console fonts. resizecons resizecons changes the kernel idea of the console size. setfont This lets you change the EGA/VGA fonts in console. setkeycodes setkeycodes loads kernel scancode-to-keycode mapping table entries. setleds setleds sets the keyboard LEDs. Many people find it useful to have numlock enabled by default and, by using this program, you can achieve this. setlogcons setlogcons sends kernel messages to the console. setmetamode setmetamode defines the keyboard meta key handling. setvesablank This lets you fiddle with the built-in hardware screensaver (not toasters, only a blank screen). showfont showfont displays data about a font. The information shown includes font information, font properties, character metrics and character bitmaps. showkey showkey examines the scancodes and keycodes sent by the keyboard. unicode_start unicode_start puts the console in Unicode mode. unicode_stop unicode_stop reverts keyboard and console from unicode mode.