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| 2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.3//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.3/docbookx.dtd" [
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| 3 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent">
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| 4 | %general-entities;
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| 5 | ]>
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[752f4e5] | 6 | <sect1 id="ch-system-kbd" role="wrap">
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[673b0d8] | 7 | <title>Kbd-&kbd-version;</title>
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| 8 | <?dbhtml filename="kbd.html"?>
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[5df2845] | 9 |
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[673b0d8] | 10 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd"><primary sortas="a-Kbd">Kbd</primary></indexterm>
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[5888299] | 11 |
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[a001133] | 12 | <sect2 role="package"><title/>
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[673b0d8] | 13 | <para>The Kbd package contains key-table files and keyboard utilities.</para>
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| 14 |
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[a001133] | 15 | <segmentedlist>
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| 16 | <segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle>
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| 17 | <segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle>
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| 18 | <seglistitem><seg>0.1 SBU</seg><seg>12 MB</seg></seglistitem>
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| 19 | </segmentedlist>
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[673b0d8] | 20 |
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[a001133] | 21 | <segmentedlist>
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| 22 | <segtitle>Kbd installation depends on</segtitle>
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| 23 | <seglistitem><seg>Bash, Binutils, Bison, Coreutils,
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[69993f4] | 24 | Diffutils, Flex, GCC, Gettext, Glibc, Grep, Gzip, M4, Make, and Sed</seg></seglistitem>
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[a001133] | 25 | </segmentedlist>
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| 26 | </sect2>
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[3554fa3a] | 27 |
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[a001133] | 28 | <sect2 role="installation">
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[73aedd1d] | 29 | <title>Installation of Kbd</title>
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| 30 |
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[9dfc02f] | 31 | <para>Prepare Kbd for compilation:</para>
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[73aedd1d] | 32 |
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| 33 | <screen><userinput>./configure</userinput></screen>
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| 34 |
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| 35 | <para>Compile the package:</para>
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| 36 |
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| 37 | <screen><userinput>make</userinput></screen>
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| 38 |
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[ef13657] | 39 | <para>Install the package:</para>
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[73aedd1d] | 40 |
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| 41 | <screen><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
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| 42 |
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| 43 | </sect2>
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[5df2845] | 44 |
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[c6cb3aa] | 45 | <sect2 id="contents-kbd" role="content"><title>Contents of Kbd</title>
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[673b0d8] | 46 |
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[c6cb3aa] | 47 | <segmentedlist>
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| 48 | <segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle>
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| 49 | <seglistitem><seg>chvt, deallocvt, dumpkeys,
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[673b0d8] | 50 | fgconsole, getkeycodes, getunimap, kbd_mode, kbdrate, loadkeys, loadunimap,
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| 51 | mapscrn, openvt, psfaddtable (link to psfxtable), psfgettable (link to
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| 52 | psfxtable), psfstriptable (link to psfxtable), psfxtable, resizecons,
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| 53 | setfont, setkeycodes, setleds, setlogcons, setmetamode, setvesablank,
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[69993f4] | 54 | showconsolefont, showkey, unicode_start, and unicode_stop</seg></seglistitem>
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[c6cb3aa] | 55 | </segmentedlist>
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[673b0d8] | 56 |
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[3ed279f] | 57 | <variablelist><bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short descriptions</bridgehead>
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| 58 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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[673b0d8] | 59 |
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[b8a819f] | 60 | <varlistentry id="chvt">
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| 61 | <term><command>chvt</command></term>
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[c6cb3aa] | 62 | <listitem>
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| 63 | <para>changes the foreground virtual terminal.</para>
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[3ed279f] | 64 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd chvt"><primary sortas="b-chvt">chvt</primary></indexterm>
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[c6cb3aa] | 65 | </listitem>
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| 66 | </varlistentry>
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[673b0d8] | 67 |
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[b8a819f] | 68 | <varlistentry id="deallocvt">
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| 69 | <term><command>deallocvt</command></term>
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[c6cb3aa] | 70 | <listitem>
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| 71 | <para>deallocates unused virtual terminals.</para>
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[3ed279f] | 72 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd deallocvt"><primary sortas="b-deallocvt">deallocvt</primary></indexterm>
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[c6cb3aa] | 73 | </listitem>
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| 74 | </varlistentry>
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[673b0d8] | 75 |
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[b8a819f] | 76 | <varlistentry id="dumpkeys">
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| 77 | <term><command>dumpkeys</command></term>
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[c6cb3aa] | 78 | <listitem>
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| 79 | <para>dumps the keyboard translation tables.</para>
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[3ed279f] | 80 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd dumpkeys"><primary sortas="b-dumpkeys">dumpkeys</primary></indexterm>
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[c6cb3aa] | 81 | </listitem>
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| 82 | </varlistentry>
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[673b0d8] | 83 |
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[b8a819f] | 84 | <varlistentry id="fgconsole">
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| 85 | <term><command>fgconsole</command></term>
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[c6cb3aa] | 86 | <listitem>
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| 87 | <para>prints the number of the active virtual terminal.</para>
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[3ed279f] | 88 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd fgconsole"><primary sortas="b-fgconsole">fgconsole</primary></indexterm>
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[c6cb3aa] | 89 | </listitem>
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| 90 | </varlistentry>
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[673b0d8] | 91 |
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[b8a819f] | 92 | <varlistentry id="getkeycodes">
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| 93 | <term><command>getkeycodes</command></term>
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[c6cb3aa] | 94 | <listitem>
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| 95 | <para>prints the kernel scancode-to-keycode mapping table.</para>
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[3ed279f] | 96 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd getkeycodes"><primary sortas="b-getkeycodes">getkeycodes</primary></indexterm>
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[c6cb3aa] | 97 | </listitem>
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| 98 | </varlistentry>
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[673b0d8] | 99 |
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[b8a819f] | 100 | <varlistentry id="getunimap">
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| 101 | <term><command>getunimap</command></term>
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[c6cb3aa] | 102 | <listitem>
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| 103 | <para>prints the currently used unimap.</para>
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[3ed279f] | 104 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd getunimap"><primary sortas="b-getunimap">getunimap</primary></indexterm>
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[c6cb3aa] | 105 | </listitem>
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| 106 | </varlistentry>
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[673b0d8] | 107 |
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[b8a819f] | 108 | <varlistentry id="kbd_mode">
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| 109 | <term><command>kbd_mode</command></term>
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[c6cb3aa] | 110 | <listitem>
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| 111 | <para>reports or sets the keyboard mode.</para>
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[3ed279f] | 112 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd kbd_mode"><primary sortas="b-kbd_mode">kbd_mode</primary></indexterm>
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[c6cb3aa] | 113 | </listitem>
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| 114 | </varlistentry>
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[673b0d8] | 115 |
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[b8a819f] | 116 | <varlistentry id="kbdrate">
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| 117 | <term><command>kbdrate</command></term>
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[c6cb3aa] | 118 | <listitem>
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| 119 | <para>sets the keyboard repeat and delay rates.</para>
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[3ed279f] | 120 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd kbdrate"><primary sortas="b-kbdrate">kbdrate</primary></indexterm>
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[c6cb3aa] | 121 | </listitem>
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| 122 | </varlistentry>
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[673b0d8] | 123 |
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[b8a819f] | 124 | <varlistentry id="loadkeys">
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| 125 | <term><command>loadkeys</command></term>
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[c6cb3aa] | 126 | <listitem>
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| 127 | <para>loads the keyboard translation tables.</para>
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[3ed279f] | 128 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd loadkeys"><primary sortas="b-loadkeys">loadkeys</primary></indexterm>
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[c6cb3aa] | 129 | </listitem>
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| 130 | </varlistentry>
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[673b0d8] | 131 |
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[b8a819f] | 132 | <varlistentry id="loadunimap">
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| 133 | <term><command>loadunimap</command></term>
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[c6cb3aa] | 134 | <listitem>
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| 135 | <para>loads the kernel unicode-to-font mapping table.</para>
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[3ed279f] | 136 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd loadunimap"><primary sortas="b-loadunimap">loadunimap</primary></indexterm>
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[c6cb3aa] | 137 | </listitem>
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| 138 | </varlistentry>
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[673b0d8] | 139 |
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[b8a819f] | 140 | <varlistentry id="mapscrn">
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| 141 | <term><command>mapscrn</command></term>
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[c6cb3aa] | 142 | <listitem>
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[ef13657] | 143 | <para>an obsolete program that used to load
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[69993f4] | 144 | a user-defined output character mapping table into the console driver. This is
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[ef57e3b] | 145 | now done by <command>setfont</command>.</para>
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[3ed279f] | 146 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd mapscrn"><primary sortas="b-mapscrn">mapscrn</primary></indexterm>
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[c6cb3aa] | 147 | </listitem>
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| 148 | </varlistentry>
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[5df2845] | 149 |
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[b8a819f] | 150 | <varlistentry id="openvt">
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| 151 | <term><command>openvt</command></term>
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[c6cb3aa] | 152 | <listitem>
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| 153 | <para>starts a program on a new virtual terminal (VT).</para>
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[3ed279f] | 154 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd openvt"><primary sortas="b-openvt">openvt</primary></indexterm>
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[c6cb3aa] | 155 | </listitem>
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| 156 | </varlistentry>
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[673b0d8] | 157 |
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[b8a819f] | 158 | <varlistentry id="psf">
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| 159 | <term><command>psf*</command></term>
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[c6cb3aa] | 160 | <listitem>
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[69993f4] | 161 | <para>a set of tools for handling Unicode character tables for
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[ef13657] | 162 | console fonts.</para>
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[3ed279f] | 163 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd psf"><primary sortas="b-psf*">psf*</primary></indexterm>
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[c6cb3aa] | 164 | </listitem>
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| 165 | </varlistentry>
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[673b0d8] | 166 |
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[b8a819f] | 167 | <varlistentry id="resizecons">
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| 168 | <term><command>resizecons</command></term>
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[c6cb3aa] | 169 | <listitem>
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| 170 | <para>changes the kernel idea of the console size.</para>
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[3ed279f] | 171 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd resizecons"><primary sortas="b-resizecons">resizecons</primary></indexterm>
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[c6cb3aa] | 172 | </listitem>
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| 173 | </varlistentry>
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[673b0d8] | 174 |
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[b8a819f] | 175 | <varlistentry id="setfont">
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| 176 | <term><command>setfont</command></term>
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[c6cb3aa] | 177 | <listitem>
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[69993f4] | 178 | <para>changes the Enhanced Graphic Adapter (EGA) and Video Graphics
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| 179 | Array (VGA) fonts on the console.</para>
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[3ed279f] | 180 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd setfont"><primary sortas="b-setfont">setfont</primary></indexterm>
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[c6cb3aa] | 181 | </listitem>
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| 182 | </varlistentry>
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[673b0d8] | 183 |
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[b8a819f] | 184 | <varlistentry id="setkeycodes">
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| 185 | <term><command>setkeycodes</command></term>
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[c6cb3aa] | 186 | <listitem>
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[ef13657] | 187 | <para>loads kernel scancode-to-keycode mapping table entries. This is
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[69993f4] | 188 | useful if there are unusual keys on the keyboard.</para>
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[3ed279f] | 189 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd setkeycodes"><primary sortas="b-setkeycodes">setkeycodes</primary></indexterm>
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[c6cb3aa] | 190 | </listitem>
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| 191 | </varlistentry>
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[673b0d8] | 192 |
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[b8a819f] | 193 | <varlistentry id="setleds">
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| 194 | <term><command>setleds</command></term>
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[c6cb3aa] | 195 | <listitem>
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[69993f4] | 196 | <para>sets the keyboard flags and Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs). For example, many people find
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[ef13657] | 197 | it useful to have <quote>Num Lock</quote> on by default.</para>
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[3ed279f] | 198 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd setleds"><primary sortas="b-setleds">setleds</primary></indexterm>
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[c6cb3aa] | 199 | </listitem>
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| 200 | </varlistentry>
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[673b0d8] | 201 |
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[b8a819f] | 202 | <varlistentry id="setlogcons">
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| 203 | <term><command>setlogcons</command></term>
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[c6cb3aa] | 204 | <listitem>
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| 205 | <para>sends kernel messages to the console.</para>
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[3ed279f] | 206 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd setlogcons"><primary sortas="b-setlogcons">setlogcons</primary></indexterm>
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[c6cb3aa] | 207 | </listitem>
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| 208 | </varlistentry>
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[673b0d8] | 209 |
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[b8a819f] | 210 | <varlistentry id="setmetamode">
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| 211 | <term><command>setmetamode</command></term>
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[c6cb3aa] | 212 | <listitem>
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| 213 | <para>defines the keyboard meta-key handling.</para>
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[3ed279f] | 214 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd setmetamode"><primary sortas="b-setmetamode">setmetamode</primary></indexterm>
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[c6cb3aa] | 215 | </listitem>
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| 216 | </varlistentry>
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[673b0d8] | 217 |
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[b8a819f] | 218 | <varlistentry id="setvesablank">
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| 219 | <term><command>setvesablank</command></term>
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[c6cb3aa] | 220 | <listitem>
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[69993f4] | 221 | <para>lets the user adjust the built-in hardware screensaver (a blank
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[ef13657] | 222 | screen).</para>
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[3ed279f] | 223 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd setvesablank"><primary sortas="b-setvesablank">setvesablank</primary></indexterm>
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[c6cb3aa] | 224 | </listitem>
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| 225 | </varlistentry>
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[673b0d8] | 226 |
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[b8a819f] | 227 | <varlistentry id="showconsolefont">
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| 228 | <term><command>showconsolefont</command></term>
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[c6cb3aa] | 229 | <listitem>
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| 230 | <para>shows the current EGA/VGA console screen font.</para>
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[3ed279f] | 231 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd showconsolefont"><primary sortas="b-showconsolefont">showconsolefont</primary></indexterm>
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[c6cb3aa] | 232 | </listitem>
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| 233 | </varlistentry>
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[673b0d8] | 234 |
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[b8a819f] | 235 | <varlistentry id="showkey">
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| 236 | <term><command>showkey</command></term>
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[c6cb3aa] | 237 | <listitem>
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[69993f4] | 238 | <para>reports the scancodes, keycodes, and ASCII codes of the keys
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[ef13657] | 239 | pressed on the keyboard.</para>
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[3ed279f] | 240 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd showkey"><primary sortas="b-showkey">showkey</primary></indexterm>
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[c6cb3aa] | 241 | </listitem>
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| 242 | </varlistentry>
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[673b0d8] | 243 |
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[b8a819f] | 244 | <varlistentry id="unicode_start">
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| 245 | <term><command>unicode_start</command></term>
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[c6cb3aa] | 246 | <listitem>
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| 247 | <para>puts the keyboard and console in UNICODE mode. Never use it on LFS,
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| 248 | because applications are not configured to support UNICODE.</para>
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[3ed279f] | 249 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd unicode_start"><primary sortas="b-unicode_start">unicode_start</primary></indexterm>
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[c6cb3aa] | 250 | </listitem>
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| 251 | </varlistentry>
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| 252 |
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[b8a819f] | 253 | <varlistentry id="unicode_stop">
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| 254 | <term><command>unicode_stop</command></term>
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[c6cb3aa] | 255 | <listitem>
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| 256 | <para>reverts keyboard and console from UNICODE mode.</para>
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[3ed279f] | 257 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd unicode_stop"><primary sortas="b-unicode_stop">unicode_stop</primary></indexterm>
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[c6cb3aa] | 258 | </listitem>
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| 259 | </varlistentry>
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| 260 | </variablelist>
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[673b0d8] | 261 |
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| 262 | </sect2>
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| 263 |
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| 264 | </sect1>
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[ef13657] | 265 |
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