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4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent"> |
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5 | %general-entities; |
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6 | ]> |
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8 | <sect1 id="ch-system-kbd" role="wrap"> |
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9 | <?dbhtml filename="kbd.html"?> |
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10 | |
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11 | <title>Kbd-&kbd-version;</title> |
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12 | |
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13 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd"> |
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14 | <primary sortas="a-Kbd">Kbd</primary> |
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15 | </indexterm> |
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16 | |
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17 | <sect2 role="package"> |
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18 | <title/> |
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19 | |
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20 | <para>The Kbd package contains key-table files and keyboard |
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21 | utilities.</para> |
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22 | |
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23 | </sect2> |
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24 | |
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25 | <sect2 role="installation"> |
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26 | <title>Installation of Kbd</title> |
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27 | |
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28 | <para os="a">Prepare Kbd for compilation:</para> |
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29 | |
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30 | <screen os="b"><userinput>PKG_CONFIG_PATH="/tools/lib/pkgconfig" \ |
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31 | ./configure \ |
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32 | --prefix=/usr \ |
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33 | --disable-vlock \ |
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34 | --enable-optional-progs</userinput></screen> |
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35 | |
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36 | <variablelist os="c"> |
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37 | <title>The meaning of the new configure options:</title> |
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38 | |
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39 | <varlistentry> |
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40 | <term><envar>PKG_CONFIG_PATH</envar></term> |
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41 | <listitem> |
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42 | <para>Use pkg-config to obtain the location of the test library |
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43 | metadata built in <xref linkend="ch-temp-system-check"/>.</para> |
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44 | </listitem> |
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45 | </varlistentry> |
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46 | |
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47 | <varlistentry> |
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48 | <term><envar>--disable-vlock</envar></term> |
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49 | <listitem> |
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50 | <para>Prevents Kbd from trying to build the |
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51 | <command>vlock</command> program, which requires Linux-PAM.</para> |
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52 | </listitem> |
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53 | </varlistentry> |
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54 | |
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55 | <varlistentry> |
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56 | <term><envar>--enable-optional-progs</envar></term> |
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57 | <listitem> |
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58 | <para>Installs several additional programs.</para> |
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59 | </listitem> |
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60 | </varlistentry> |
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61 | |
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62 | </variablelist> |
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63 | |
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64 | <para os="d">Compile the package:</para> |
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65 | |
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66 | <screen os="e"><userinput>make</userinput></screen> |
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67 | |
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68 | <para os="f">To test the results, issue:</para> |
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69 | |
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70 | <screen os="g"><userinput remap="test">make check</userinput></screen> |
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71 | |
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72 | <para os="h">Install the package:</para> |
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73 | |
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74 | <screen os="i"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen> |
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75 | |
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76 | <para os="j">Some of the programs from Kbd are used by the CLFS Bootscripts |
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77 | to initialize the system, so those binaries need to be on the root |
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78 | partition:</para> |
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79 | |
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80 | <screen os="k"><userinput>mv -v /usr/bin/{dumpkeys,kbd_mode,loadkeys,setfont} /bin</userinput></screen> |
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81 | |
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82 | <para os="l">Install the documentation:</para> |
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83 | |
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84 | <screen os="m"><userinput>mkdir -v /usr/share/doc/kbd-&kbd-version; |
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85 | cp -R -v docs/doc/* /usr/share/doc/kbd-&kbd-version;</userinput></screen> |
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86 | |
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87 | </sect2> |
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88 | |
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89 | <sect2 id="contents-kbd" role="content"> |
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90 | <title>Contents of Kbd</title> |
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91 | |
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92 | <segmentedlist> |
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93 | <segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle> |
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94 | <segtitle>Installed directories</segtitle> |
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95 | |
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96 | <seglistitem> |
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97 | <seg>chvt, deallocvt, dumpkeys, fgconsole, getkeycodes, kbdinfo, |
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98 | kbd_mode, kbdrate, loadkeys, loadunimap, mapscrn, openvt, psfaddtable |
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99 | (link to psfxtable), psfgettable (link to psfxtable), psfstriptable |
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100 | (link to psfxtable), psfxtable, resizecons, setfont, setkeycodes, |
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101 | setleds, setmetamode, setvtrgb, showconsolefont, showkey, |
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102 | unicode_start, unicode_stop</seg> |
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103 | <seg>/usr/share/consolefonts, /usr/share/consoletrans, |
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104 | /usr/share/doc/kbd-&kbd-version;, |
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105 | /usr/share/keymaps, /usr/share/unimaps</seg> |
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106 | </seglistitem> |
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107 | </segmentedlist> |
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108 | |
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109 | <variablelist> |
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110 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead> |
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111 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?> |
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112 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?> |
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113 | |
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114 | <varlistentry id="chvt"> |
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115 | <term><command>chvt</command></term> |
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116 | <listitem> |
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117 | <para>Changes the foreground virtual terminal</para> |
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118 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd chvt"> |
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119 | <primary sortas="b-chvt">chvt</primary> |
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120 | </indexterm> |
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121 | </listitem> |
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122 | </varlistentry> |
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123 | |
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124 | <varlistentry id="deallocvt"> |
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125 | <term><command>deallocvt</command></term> |
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126 | <listitem> |
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127 | <para>Deallocates unused virtual terminals</para> |
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128 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd deallocvt"> |
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129 | <primary sortas="b-deallocvt">deallocvt</primary> |
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130 | </indexterm> |
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131 | </listitem> |
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132 | </varlistentry> |
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133 | |
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134 | <varlistentry id="dumpkeys"> |
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135 | <term><command>dumpkeys</command></term> |
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136 | <listitem> |
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137 | <para>Dumps the keyboard translation tables</para> |
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138 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd dumpkeys"> |
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139 | <primary sortas="b-dumpkeys">dumpkeys</primary> |
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140 | </indexterm> |
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141 | </listitem> |
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142 | </varlistentry> |
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143 | |
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144 | <varlistentry id="fgconsole"> |
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145 | <term><command>fgconsole</command></term> |
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146 | <listitem> |
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147 | <para>Prints the number of the active virtual terminal</para> |
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148 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd fgconsole"> |
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149 | <primary sortas="b-fgconsole">fgconsole</primary> |
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150 | </indexterm> |
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151 | </listitem> |
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152 | </varlistentry> |
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153 | |
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154 | <varlistentry id="getkeycodes"> |
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155 | <term><command>getkeycodes</command></term> |
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156 | <listitem> |
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157 | <para>Prints the kernel scancode-to-keycode mapping table</para> |
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158 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd getkeycodes"> |
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159 | <primary sortas="b-getkeycodes">getkeycodes</primary> |
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160 | </indexterm> |
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161 | </listitem> |
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162 | </varlistentry> |
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163 | |
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164 | <varlistentry id="kbdinfo"> |
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165 | <term><command>kbdinfo</command></term> |
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166 | <listitem> |
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167 | <para>Obtains information about the console</para> |
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168 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd kbdinfo"> |
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169 | <primary sortas="b-kbdinfo">kbdinfo</primary> |
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170 | </indexterm> |
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171 | </listitem> |
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172 | </varlistentry> |
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173 | |
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174 | <varlistentry id="kbd_mode"> |
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175 | <term><command>kbd_mode</command></term> |
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176 | <listitem> |
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177 | <para>Reports or sets the keyboard mode</para> |
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178 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd kbd_mode"> |
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179 | <primary sortas="b-kbd_mode">kbd_mode</primary> |
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180 | </indexterm> |
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181 | </listitem> |
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182 | </varlistentry> |
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183 | |
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184 | <varlistentry id="kbdrate"> |
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185 | <term><command>kbdrate</command></term> |
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186 | <listitem> |
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187 | <para>Sets the keyboard repeat and delay rates</para> |
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188 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd kbdrate"> |
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189 | <primary sortas="b-kbdrate">kbdrate</primary> |
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190 | </indexterm> |
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191 | </listitem> |
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192 | </varlistentry> |
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193 | |
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194 | <varlistentry id="loadkeys"> |
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195 | <term><command>loadkeys</command></term> |
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196 | <listitem> |
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197 | <para>Loads the keyboard translation tables</para> |
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198 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd loadkeys"> |
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199 | <primary sortas="b-loadkeys">loadkeys</primary> |
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200 | </indexterm> |
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201 | </listitem> |
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202 | </varlistentry> |
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203 | |
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204 | <varlistentry id="loadunimap"> |
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205 | <term><command>loadunimap</command></term> |
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206 | <listitem> |
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207 | <para>Loads the kernel unicode-to-font mapping table</para> |
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208 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd loadunimap"> |
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209 | <primary sortas="b-loadunimap">loadunimap</primary> |
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210 | </indexterm> |
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211 | </listitem> |
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212 | </varlistentry> |
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213 | |
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214 | <varlistentry id="mapscrn"> |
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215 | <term><command>mapscrn</command></term> |
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216 | <listitem> |
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217 | <para>An obsolete program that used to load a user-defined output |
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218 | character mapping table into the console driver; this is now done |
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219 | by <command>setfont</command></para> |
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220 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd mapscrn"> |
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221 | <primary sortas="b-mapscrn">mapscrn</primary> |
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222 | </indexterm> |
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223 | </listitem> |
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224 | </varlistentry> |
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225 | |
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226 | <varlistentry id="openvt"> |
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227 | <term><command>openvt</command></term> |
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228 | <listitem> |
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229 | <para>Starts a program on a new virtual terminal (VT)</para> |
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230 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd openvt"> |
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231 | <primary sortas="b-openvt">openvt</primary> |
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232 | </indexterm> |
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233 | </listitem> |
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234 | </varlistentry> |
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235 | |
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236 | <varlistentry id="psfaddtable"> |
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237 | <term><command>psfaddtable</command></term> |
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238 | <listitem> |
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239 | <para>Adds a Unicode character table to a console font</para> |
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240 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd psfaddtable"> |
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241 | <primary sortas="b-psfaddtable">psfaddtable</primary> |
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242 | </indexterm> |
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243 | </listitem> |
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244 | </varlistentry> |
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245 | |
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246 | <varlistentry id="psfgettable"> |
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247 | <term><command>psfgettable</command></term> |
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248 | <listitem> |
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249 | <para>Extracts the embedded Unicode character table from a console |
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250 | font</para> |
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251 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd psfgettable"> |
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252 | <primary sortas="b-psfgettable">psfgettable</primary> |
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253 | </indexterm> |
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254 | </listitem> |
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255 | </varlistentry> |
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256 | |
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257 | <varlistentry id="psfstriptable"> |
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258 | <term><command>psfstriptable</command></term> |
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259 | <listitem> |
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260 | <para>Removes the embedded Unicode character table from a console |
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261 | font</para> |
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262 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd psfstriptable"> |
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263 | <primary sortas="b-psfstriptable">psfstriptable</primary> |
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264 | </indexterm> |
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265 | </listitem> |
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266 | </varlistentry> |
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267 | |
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268 | <varlistentry id="psfxtable"> |
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269 | <term><command>psfxtable</command></term> |
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270 | <listitem> |
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271 | <para>Handle Unicode character tables for console fonts</para> |
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272 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd psfxtable"> |
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273 | <primary sortas="b-psfxtable">psfxtable</primary> |
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274 | </indexterm> |
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275 | </listitem> |
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276 | </varlistentry> |
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277 | |
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278 | <varlistentry id="resizecons"> |
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279 | <term><command>resizecons</command></term> |
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280 | <listitem> |
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281 | <para>Changes the kernel idea of the console size</para> |
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282 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd resizecons"> |
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283 | <primary sortas="b-resizecons">resizecons</primary> |
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284 | </indexterm> |
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285 | </listitem> |
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286 | </varlistentry> |
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287 | |
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288 | <varlistentry id="setfont"> |
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289 | <term><command>setfont</command></term> |
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290 | <listitem> |
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291 | <para>Changes the Enhanced Graphic Adapter (EGA) and Video Graphics |
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292 | Array (VGA) fonts on the console</para> |
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293 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd setfont"> |
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294 | <primary sortas="b-setfont">setfont</primary> |
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295 | </indexterm> |
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296 | </listitem> |
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297 | </varlistentry> |
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298 | |
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299 | <varlistentry id="setkeycodes"> |
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300 | <term><command>setkeycodes</command></term> |
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301 | <listitem> |
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302 | <para>Loads kernel scancode-to-keycode mapping table entries; this is |
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303 | useful if there are unusual keys on the keyboard</para> |
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304 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd setkeycodes"> |
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305 | <primary sortas="b-setkeycodes">setkeycodes</primary> |
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306 | </indexterm> |
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307 | </listitem> |
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308 | </varlistentry> |
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309 | |
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310 | <varlistentry id="setleds"> |
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311 | <term><command>setleds</command></term> |
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312 | <listitem> |
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313 | <para>Sets the keyboard flags and Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs)</para> |
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314 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd setleds"> |
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315 | <primary sortas="b-setleds">setleds</primary> |
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316 | </indexterm> |
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317 | </listitem> |
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318 | </varlistentry> |
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319 | |
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320 | <varlistentry id="setmetamode"> |
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321 | <term><command>setmetamode</command></term> |
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322 | <listitem> |
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323 | <para>Defines the keyboard meta-key handling</para> |
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324 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd setmetamode"> |
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325 | <primary sortas="b-setmetamode">setmetamode</primary> |
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326 | </indexterm> |
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327 | </listitem> |
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328 | </varlistentry> |
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329 | |
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330 | <varlistentry id="setvtrgb"> |
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331 | <term><command>setvtrgb</command></term> |
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332 | <listitem> |
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333 | <para>Sets the virtal terminal RGB colors</para> |
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334 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd setvtrgb"> |
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335 | <primary sortas="b-setvtrgb">setvtrgb</primary> |
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336 | </indexterm> |
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337 | </listitem> |
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338 | </varlistentry> |
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339 | |
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340 | <varlistentry id="showconsolefont"> |
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341 | <term><command>showconsolefont</command></term> |
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342 | <listitem> |
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343 | <para>Shows the current EGA/VGA console screen font</para> |
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344 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd showconsolefont"> |
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345 | <primary sortas="b-showconsolefont">showconsolefont</primary> |
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346 | </indexterm> |
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347 | </listitem> |
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348 | </varlistentry> |
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349 | |
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350 | <varlistentry id="showkey"> |
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351 | <term><command>showkey</command></term> |
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352 | <listitem> |
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353 | <para>Reports the scancodes, keycodes, and ASCII codes of the keys |
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354 | pressed on the keyboard</para> |
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355 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd showkey"> |
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356 | <primary sortas="b-showkey">showkey</primary> |
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357 | </indexterm> |
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358 | </listitem> |
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359 | </varlistentry> |
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360 | |
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361 | <varlistentry id="unicode_start"> |
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362 | <term><command>unicode_start</command></term> |
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363 | <listitem> |
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364 | <para>Puts the keyboard and console in UNICODE mode. Never use it on |
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365 | CLFS, because applications are not configured to support UNICODE.</para> |
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366 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd unicode_start"> |
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367 | <primary sortas="b-unicode_start">unicode_start</primary> |
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368 | </indexterm> |
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369 | </listitem> |
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370 | </varlistentry> |
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371 | |
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372 | <varlistentry id="unicode_stop"> |
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373 | <term><command>unicode_stop</command></term> |
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374 | <listitem> |
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375 | <para>Reverts keyboard and console from UNICODE mode</para> |
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376 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-kbd unicode_stop"> |
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377 | <primary sortas="b-unicode_stop">unicode_stop</primary> |
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378 | </indexterm> |
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379 | </listitem> |
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380 | </varlistentry> |
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381 | |
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382 | </variablelist> |
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383 | |
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384 | </sect2> |
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385 | |
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386 | </sect1> |
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