source: appendixa/kbd-desc.xml@ 713cffb

<sect2>
<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>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<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 Note that it is obsolete and that its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>

</sect2>