Specifying Key Remapping Expressions - HP b2600 Administration Manual
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-quiet
Turns off verbose logging. This is the default.
-n
Lists changes to key mappings without actually making those changes.
-e <expression>
Specifies a remapping expression to be executed.
-pm, -p
Prints the current modifier map to the standard output. This is the default.
-pk
Prints the current keymap table to the standard output.
-pp
Print the current pointer map to the standard output.
-
Specifies that the standard input should be used for the input file.
<filename>
Specifies a particular key mapping file to be used.
Specifying Key Remapping Expressions
Whether you remap a single key "on the fly" with a command-line entry or install an entire new
keyboard map file, you must use valid expressions in your specification, one expression for each
remapping.
A valid expression is any one of the following:
To do this...
Assign a key symbol to a keycode
Replace a key symbol expression with another.
Clear all keys associated with a modifier key.
Add a key symbol to a modifier.
Remove a key symbol from a modifier.
keycode
Refers to the numerical value that uniquely identifies each key on a keyboard. Values may be in
decimal, octal, or hexadecimal.
keysym
Refers to the character symbol name associated with a keycode; for example, KP_Add.
modifier
Specifies one of the eight modifier names: Shift, Control, Lock, Mod1, Mod2, Mod3, Mod4, and
Mod5.
On Hewlett-Packard keyboards, the lock modifier is set to the
can be associated with any valid key symbol. Additionally, you can associate more than one key symbol
with a modifier (such as Lock = Shift_R and Lock = Shift_L), and you can associate more than one
modifier with a key symbol (for example, Control = Caps_Lock and Lock = Caps_Lock).
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Valid xmodmap Expressions
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Use this expression...
keycode <keycode> = <keysym>
keysym <keysym> = <keysym>
clear <modifier>
add <modifier> = <keysym>
remove <modifier> = <keysym>
key. However, any of the modifiers
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