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NAME
xkbcomp - compile XKB keyboard description
SYNOPSIS
xkbcomp [option] source [ destination ]
DESCRIPTION
The xkbcomp keymap compiler converts a description of an XKB keymap
into one of several output formats. The most common use for xkbcomp
is to create a compiled keymap file (.xkm extension) which can be read
directly by XKB-capable X servers or utilities. The keymap compiler
can also produce C header files or XKB source files. The C header
files produced by xkbcomp can be included by X servers or utilities
that need a built-in default keymap. The XKB source files produced by
xkbcomp are fully resolved and can be used to verify that the files
which typically make up an XKB keymap are merged correctly or to cre-
ate a single file which contains a complete description of the keymap.
The source may specify an X display, or an .xkb or .xkm file; unless
explicitly specified, the format of destination depends on the format
of the source. Compiling a .xkb (keymap source) file generates a
.xkm (compiled keymap file) by default. If the source is a .xkm file
or an X display, xkbcomp generates a keymap source file by default.
If the destination is an X display, the keymap for the display is
updated with the compiled keymap.
The name of the destination is usually computed from the name of the
source, with the extension replaced as appropriate. When compiling a
single map from a file which contains several maps, xkbcomp constructs
the destination file name by appending an appropriate extension to the
name of the map to be used.
OPTIONS
-a Show all keyboard information, reporting implicit or derived
information as a comment. Only affects .xkb format output.
-C Produce a C header file as output (.h extension).
-dflts Compute defaults for any missing components, such as key
names.
-Idir Specifies top-level directories to be searched for files
included by the keymap description. After all directories
specified by -I options have been searched, the current direc-
tory and finally, the default xkb directory (usually
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xkb) will be searched.
To prevent the current and default directories from being
searched, use the -I option alone (i.e. without a directory),
before any -I options that specify the directories you do want
searched.
-l List maps that specify the map pattern in any files listed on
the command line (not implemented yet).
-m name Specifies a map to be compiled from an file with multiple
entries.
-merge Merge the compiled information with the map from the server
(not implemented yet).
-o name Specifies a name for the generated output file. The default
is the name of the source file with an appropriate extension
for the output format.
-opt parts
Specifies a list of optional parts. Compilation errors in any
optional parts are not fatal. Parts may consist of any combi-
nation of the letters c, g,k,s,t which specify the compatibil-
ity map, geometry, keycodes, symbols and types, respectively.
-Rdir Specifies the root directory for relative path names.
-synch Force synchronization for X requests.
-w lvl Controls the reporting of warnings during compilation. A
warning level of 0 disables all warnings; a warning level of
10 enables them all.
-xkb Generate a source description of the keyboard as output (.xkb
extension).
-xkm Generate a compiled keymap file as output (.xkm extension).
SEE ALSO
X(7x)
COPYRIGHT
Copyright 1994, Silicon Graphics Computer Systems and X Consortium,
Inc.
See X(7x) for a full statement of rights and permissions.
AUTHOR
Erik Fortune, Silicon Graphics
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