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SETXKBMAP(1)					 SETXKBMAP(1)

NAME
       setxkbmap  -  set the keyboard using the X Keyboard Exten-
       sion

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

DESCRIPTION
       The setxkbmap command maps the keyboard to use the  layout
       determined 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 <XRoot>/lib/X11/xkb.

OPTIONS
       -help   Prints  a  message  describing  the valid input to
	       setxkbmap.

       -compat name
	       Specifies the name of the compatibility map compo-
	       nent 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 descrip-
	       tion.   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 key-
	       board description.  Only one model may  be  speci-
	       fied on the command line.

       -option name
	       Specifies  the  name of an option to determine the
	       components which make up the keyboard description;

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SETXKBMAP(1)					 SETXKBMAP(1)

	       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 synchronization 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  vari-
	       ant may be specified on the command line.

FILES
       <XRoot>/lib/X11/xkb

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