.\" @(#)mk_modmap.8 2002-02-22 mckinstry@computer.org

.TH MK_MODMAP 8 "2002-02-22"

.SH NAME

mk_modmap \- translate a Linux keytable file into an xmodmap file

.SH SYNOPSIS

.B mk_modmap

[ 

.B -v

]

keymap_file

.SH DESCRIPTION

The

.B mk_modmap

command tries to translate a Linux console keytable file into

a file that can be parsed by xmodmap, and used within X.

It outputs the results to standard out.

.P

If the 

.B -v

flag is used, verbose output is given.

.P

It requires the X header files to be installed.

(In Debian, these are in the "xlibs-dev" package).

.SH NOTES

Since XFree version 2.1, X initialises its keymap using the Linux

keymap, so xmodmap will often be superflous.

.SH SEE ALSO

.BR dumpkeys (1),

.BR keymaps (5),

.BR xmodmap(1)

.\" .SH AUTHORS

.\" Kjetil T. Homme <kjetilho@ifi.uio.no>

.\" .br

.\" Pablo Saratxaga <pablo@mandrakesoft.com>

.\" .br

.\" Manpage by Alastair McKinstry, <mckinstry@computer.org>