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  keyboard  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	 map-
       ping defined by loadkeys(1) is used.

       Warning: changing the keyboard mode, other than between ASCII and Uni-
       code, will probably make your keyboard unusable.	 This command is only
       meant  for use (say via remote login) when some program left your key-
       board 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)

UNIX/Linux commands referenced on this page:

1. as
2. ping
3. make