source: appendixa/kbd-desc.xml@ 53ad30a

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<title>Contents</title>

<para>The Kbd package contains the chvt, deallocvt, dumpkeys, fgconsole, 
getkeycodes, kbd_mode, kbdrate, loadkeys, loadunimap, mapscrn,
psfxtable, resizecons, screendump, setfont,
setkeycodes, setleds, setmetamode, setvesablank, showfont,
showkey, unicode_start, and unicode_stop programs. 
There are some other programs that
don't get installed by default, as they are very optional. Take a look at the
Kbd package contents if you have trouble with your console.</para>

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<title>Description</title>

<sect3><title>chvt</title>
<para>chvt changes foreground virtual terminal.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>deallocvt</title>
<para>deallocvt deallocates unused virtual terminals.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>dumpkeys</title>
<para>dumpkeys dumps keyboard translation tables.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>fgconsole</title>
<para>fgconsole prints the number of the active virtual terminal.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>getkeycodes</title>
<para>getkeycodes prints the kernel scancode-to-keycode 
mapping table.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>kbd_mode</title>
<para>kbd_mode reports or sets the keyboard mode.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>kbdrate</title>
<para>kbdrate sets the keyboard repeat and delay rates.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>loadkeys</title>
<para>loadkeys loads keyboard translation tables.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>loadunimap</title>
<para>loadunimap loads the kernel unicode-to-font mapping table.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>mapscrn</title>
<para>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 Note that it is obsolete and that its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.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>psfxtable</title>
<para>psfxtable is a tool for handling Unicode character tables for 
console fonts.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>resizecons</title>
<para>resizecons changes the kernel idea of the console size.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>screendump</title>
<para>A screen shot utility for the console.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>setfont</title>
<para>This lets you change the EGA/VGA fonts in console.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>setkeycodes</title>
<para>setkeycodes loads kernel scancode-to-keycode mapping 
table entries.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>setleds</title>
<para>setleds sets the keyboard LEDs. Many people find it useful to have numlock
enabled by default, and it is by using this program that you can 
achieve this.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>setmetamode</title>
<para>setmetamode defines the keyboard meta key handling.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>setvesablank</title>
<para>This lets you fiddle with the built-in hardware screensaver 
(not toasters, only a blank screen).</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>showfont</title>
<para>showfont displays data about a font. The information shown includes font
information, font properties, character metrics, and 
character bitmaps.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>showkey</title>
<para>showkey examines the scancodes and keycodes sent by 
the keyboard.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>unicode_start</title>
<para>unicode_start puts the console in Unicode mode.</para></sect3>

<sect3><title>unicode_stop</title>
<para>unicode_stop reverts keyboard and console from 
unicode mode.</para></sect3>

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