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


SYNOPSIS
       mk_modmap [ -v ] keymap_file


DESCRIPTION
       The 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.

       If the -v flag is used, verbose output is given.

       It requires the X header files to be installed.	(In Debian, these are
       in the "xlibs-dev" package).

NOTES
       Since XFree version 2.1, X initialises its keymap using the Linux
       keymap, so xmodmap will often be superfluous.


AUTHORS
       Kjetil T. Homme <kjetilho@ifi.uio.no>
       Pablo Saratxaga <pablo@mandrakesoft.com>
       Manpage by Alastair McKinstry, <mckinstry@computer.org>


SEE ALSO
       dumpkeys(1), keymaps(5), xmodmap(1)




kbd				  2002-02-22			  MK_MODMAP(8)