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KBDINFO(1) General Commands Manual KBDINFO(1)
kbdinfo - read information about keyboard state
kbdinfo [options] getmode [text|graphics]
kbdinfo [options] gkbmode [raw|xlate|mediumraw|unicode]
kbdinfo [options] gkbmeta [metabit|escprefix]
kbdinfo [options] gkbled [scrolllock|numlock|capslock]
The utility allows you to read and check various parameters of the
keyboard and virtual console.
getmode Get or check virtual console mode.
gkbmode Gets current keyboard mode.
raw Raw (scancode) mode. These are the raw codes
generated by the keyboard.
mediumraw Medium raw (scancode) mode. This is extended
medium raw mode, with keys above 127 encoded as 0,
high 7 bits, low 7 bits, with the 0 bearing the
'up' flag if needed. 0 is reserved, so this
shouldn't interfere with anything else. The two
bytes after 0 will always have the up flag set not
to interfere with older applications. This allows
for 16384 different keycodes, which should be
enough.
xlate Translate keycodes using keymap. These are the
codes generated via the current keysym mapping.
unicode Unicode mode.
gkbmeta Gets meta key handling mode.
escprefix Specifies if pressing the meta (alt) key generates
an ESC (\033) prefix followed by the keysym.
metabit The keysym marked with the high bit set.
gkbled Get keyboard flags CapsLock, NumLock, ScrollLock (not
lights).
scrolllock The scroll lock is down.
numlock The num lock is down.
capslock The caps lock is down.
-C, --console=DEV
the console device to be used;
-V, --version
print version number;
-h, --help
print this usage message.
Written by Alexey Gladkov.
kbdrate(1), setleds(1), kbd_mode(1)
This page is part of the kbd (Linux keyboard tools) project.
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kbd June 2019 KBDINFO(1)
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