KBD_MODE(1)                                                                                                          KBD_MODE(1)



NAME
       kbd_mode - report or set the keyboard mode

SYNOPSIS
       kbd_mode [ -a | -u | -k | -s ]

DESCRIPTION
       Without  argument,  kbd_mode prints the current keyboard mode (RAW, MEDIUMRAW or XLATE).  With argument, it sets the key-
       board mode as indicated:

       -s: scancode mode (RAW),

       -k: keycode mode (MEDIUMRAW),

       -a: ASCII mode (XLATE),

       -u: UTF-8 mode (UNICODE).

       Of course the "-a" is only traditional, and the code used can be any 8-bit character set.  With "-u" a  16-bit  character
       set  is  expected,  and  these  chars are transmitted to the kernel as 1, 2, or 3 bytes (following the UTF-8 coding).  In
       these latter two modes the key mapping defined by loadkeys(1) is used.

       Warning: changing the keyboard mode, other than between ASCII and Unicode, will probably  make  your  keyboard  unusable.
       This  command is only meant for use (say via remote login) when some program left your keyboard in the wrong state.  Note
       that in some obsolete versions of this program the "-u" option was a synonym for "-s".

SEE ALSO
       loadkeys(1)




                                                           6 Apr 1994                                                KBD_MODE(1)