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NAME

6       setmetamode - define the keyboard meta key handling
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SYNOPSIS

9       setmetamode [ {meta|bit|metabit | esc|prefix|escprefix} ]
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DESCRIPTION

12       Without  argument,  setmetamode prints the current Meta key mode.  With
13       argument, it sets the Meta key mode as indicated.  The  setting  before
14       and after the change are reported.
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16       The  Meta key mode is specific for each VT (and the VT corresponding to
17       stdin is used).  One might use setmetamode in  /etc/rc  to  define  the
18       initial state of the Meta key mode, e.g. by
19            INITTY=/dev/tty[1-8]
20            for tty in $INITTY; do
21                 setmetamode escprefix < $tty
22            done
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OPTIONS

25       esc prefix escprefix
26              The Meta key sends an Escape prefix.
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28       meta bit metabit
29              The Meta key sets the high order bit of the character.
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SEE ALSO

32       loadkeys(1)
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37                                  30 Jan 1994                   SETMETAMODE(1)