NAME


xkbctrl - get X11 keyboard data according to console keyboard mapname

SYNOPSIS


xkbctrl [ options ]

DESCRIPTION


xkbctrl is used to obtain the X11 keyboard configuration parameters according to a given console map name. The currently used console map is stored in the KEYTABLE variable within the file: /etc/sysconfig/keyboard

COMMAND LINE OPTIONS


The one and only argument is the name of the console map but this argument is required. If the map does not exist an empty set of X11 variables is printed out.

XKB KEYBOARD SPECIFICATION


XkbLayout
 The language dependent keyboard layout specification.
XkbModel
 The hardware keyboard type specification.
Protocol
 The protocol used for communication.
XkbRules
 The XKB rules file.
XkbOptions
 Special XKB options for key-remappings
MapName
 The console map name.
XkbKeyCodes
 The XKB keycodes file.
LeftAlt
 The behaviour of the left alt key.
RightAlt
 The behaviour of the right alt key.
ScrollLock
 The behaviour of the scroll lock key.
RightCtl
 The behaviour of the right ctrl key.
Apply The apply string used for the xkbset call.

AUTHORS


Written by Marcus Schäfer

REPORTING BUGS


Report bugs to <bugzilla.novell.com>.

COPYRIGHT


Copyright © 2005 SuSE Linux Products GmbH, Inc. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

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