1SETMETAMODE(1)              General Commands Manual             SETMETAMODE(1)
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NAME

6       setmetamode - define the keyboard meta key handling
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SYNOPSIS

9       setmetamode [ options ] [ argument ]
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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
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20            INITTY=/dev/tty[1-8]
21            for tty in $INITTY; do
22                 setmetamode escprefix < $tty
23            done
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ARGUMENTS

26       esc, prefix, escprefix
27              The Meta key sends an Escape prefix.
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29       meta, bit, metabit
30              The Meta key sets the high order bit of the character.
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OPTIONS

33       -C, --console=DEV
34              the console device to be used;
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36       -V, --version
37              print version number;
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39       -h, --help
40              print this usage message.
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SEE ALSO

43       loadkeys(1), kbdinfo(1)
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48kbd                               30 Jan 1994                   SETMETAMODE(1)