1KBDINFO(1)                  General Commands Manual                 KBDINFO(1)
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NAME

6       kbdinfo - read information about keyboard state
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SYNOPSIS

9       kbdinfo [options] getmode [text|graphics]
10       kbdinfo [options] gkbmode [raw|xlate|mediumraw|unicode]
11       kbdinfo [options] gkbmeta [metabit|escprefix]
12       kbdinfo [options] gkbled  [scrolllock|numlock|capslock]
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DESCRIPTION

15       The utility allows you to read and check various parameters of the key‐
16       board and virtual console.
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18       getmode  Get or check virtual console mode.
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20       gkbmode  Gets current keyboard mode.
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22              raw         Raw (scancode) mode. These are the raw codes  gener‐
23                          ated by the keyboard.
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25              mediumraw   Medium  raw (scancode) mode. This is extended medium
26                          raw mode, with keys above 127 encoded as 0,  high  7
27                          bits,  low  7 bits, with the 0 bearing the 'up' flag
28                          if needed. 0 is reserved, so this  shouldn't  inter‐
29                          fere  with anything else. The two bytes after 0 will
30                          always have the up flag set not  to  interfere  with
31                          older  applications. This allows for 16384 different
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34              xlate       Translate keycodes using keymap. These are the codes
35                          generated via the current keysym mapping.
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37              unicode     Unicode mode.
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39       gkbmeta  Gets meta key handling mode.
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41              escprefix   Specifies  if  pressing the meta (alt) key generates
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44              metabit     The keysym marked with the high bit set.
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46       gkbled   Get keyboard flags CapsLock, NumLock, ScrollLock (not lights).
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48              scrolllock  The scroll lock is down.
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OPTIONS

55       -C, --console=DEV
56              the console device to be used;
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58       -V, --version
59              print version number;
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61       -h, --help
62              print this usage message.
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AUTHORS

65       Written by Alexey Gladkov.
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SEE ALSO

68       kbdrate(1), setleds(1), kbd_mode(1)
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