kbd_mode - change the keyboard translation mode
kbd_mode -a | -n | -e | -u
kbd_mode(1) General Commands Manual kbd_mode(1) NAME kbd_mode - change the keyboard translation mode SYNOPSIS kbd_mode -a | -n | -e | -u DESCRIPTION kbd_mode sets the translation mode of the console's keyboard (/dev/kbd) to one of the four values defined for KIOCTRANS in kb(7M). This is useful when a program that resets the translation mode terminates abnormally and fails to restore the original translation mode. Note that the text console desires ASCII characters (kbd_mode -a), while Xorg(1) desires untranslated events (kbd_mode -u). OPTIONS -a ASCII: the keyboard will generate simple ASCII characters. -n None: the keyboard will generate unencoded bytes - a distinct value for up and down on each switch on the keyboard. -e Events: the keyboard will generate firm_events with ASCII char- acters in the value field. -u Unencoded: the keyboard will generate input events with unen- coded bytes in the value field such as those desired by the X server. FILES /dev/kbd ATTRIBUTES See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes: +---------------+--------------------------+ |ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE | +---------------+--------------------------+ |Availability | system/keyboard/kbd_mode | +---------------+--------------------------+ |Stability | Volatile | +---------------+--------------------------+ SEE ALSO kbd(1), kb(7M) 5 Aug 2011 kbd_mode(1)