KBD_MODE(1)		    General Commands Manual		   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, MEDI-
       UMRAW or XLATE).	 With argument, it sets the  keyboard  mode  as	 indi-
       cated:

       -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 (follow-
       ing the UTF-8 coding).  In these	 latter	 two  modes  the  key  mapping
       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)