setxkbmap


NAME

setxkbmap - set the keyboard using the X Keyboard Exten- sion

SYNOPSIS

setxkbmap [ args ] [ layout [ variant [ option ... ] ] ]

DESCRIPTION

The setxkbmap command maps the keyboard to use the layout determined by the options specified on the command line. An XKB keymap is constructed from a number of components which are compiled only as needed. The source for all of the components can be found in <XRoot>/lib/X11/xkb.

OPTIONS

-help Prints a message describing the valid input to setxkbmap. -compat name Specifies the name of the compatibility map compo- nent used to construct a keyboard layout. -config file Specifies the name of an XKB configuration file which describes the keyboard to be used. -display display Specifies the display to be updated with the new keyboard layout. -geometry name Specifies the name of the geometry component used to construct a keyboard layout. -keymap name Specifies the name of the keymap description used to construct a keyboard layout. -layout name Specifies the name of the layout used to determine the components which make up the keyboard descrip- tion. Only one layout may be specified on the command line. -model name Specifies the name of the keyboard model used to determine the components which make up the key- board description. Only one model may be speci- fied on the command line. -option name Specifies the name of an option to determine the components which make up the keyboard description; multiple options may be specified, one per -option flag. -rules file Specifies the name of the rules file used to resolve the request layout and model to a set of component names. -symbols name Specifies the name of the symbols component used to construct a keyboard layout. -synch Force synchronization for X requests. -types name Specifies the name of the types component used to construct a keyboard layout. -variant name Specifies which variant of the keyboard layout should be used to determine the components which make up the keyboard description. Only one vari- ant may be specified on the command line.

FILES

<XRoot>/lib/X11/xkb

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