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     SETXKBMAP(1)	     Silicon Graphics		  SETXKBMAP(1)



     NAME    [Toc]    [Back]
	  setxkbmap - set the keyboard using the X Keyboard Extension

     SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]
	  setxkbmap [ args ] [ layout [	variant	[ option ... ] ] ]

     DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]
	  The setxkbmap	command	maps the keyboard to use the layout
	  deterined 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 /usr/lib/X11/xkb.

     OPTIONS    [Toc]    [Back]
	  -help	  Prints a message describing the valid	input to
		  setxkbmap.

	  -compat name
		  Specifies the	name of	the compatibility map
		  component 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
		  description.	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 keyboard
		  description.	Only one model may be specified	on the
		  command line.

	  -option name
		  Specifies the	name of	an option to determine the



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		  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	synchonization 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 variant
		  may be specified on the command line.

     SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]
	  keyboards(1)

     FILES    [Toc]    [Back]
	  /usr/lib/X11/xkb

























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