xkbcli - tool to interact with X Keyboard keymaps

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XKBCLI(1) General Commands Manual XKBCLI(1)

NAME

xkbcli — tool to interact with X Keyboard keymaps

SYNOPSIS

xkbcli command [

arguments ]

xkbcli [−−help | −−version]

DESCRIPTION

xkbcli is a commandline tool to query, compile and test XKB keymaps, layouts and other elements.

−−help

Print help and exit

−−version

Print the version and exit

COMMANDS

compile−keymap

Compile an XKB keymap, see xkbcli−compile−keymap(1)

compile−compose

Compile a compose file, see xkbcli−compile−compose(1)

how−to−type

Show how to type a given Unicode codepoint, see xkbcli−how−to−type(1)

interactive

Interactive debugger for XKB keymaps that automatically select from the following backends, if available: Wayland, X11 and evdev. See the corresponding entries hereinafter.

interactive−evdev

Interactive debugger for XKB keymaps for evdev, see xkbcli−interactive−evdev(1)

interactive−wayland

Interactive debugger for XKB keymaps for Wayland, see xkbcli−interactive−wayland(1)

interactive−x11

Interactive debugger for XKB keymaps for X11, see xkbcli−interactive−x11(1)

dump−keymap

Dump a XKB keymap from a Wayland or X11 compositor, see the corresponding entries hereinafter.

dump−keymap−wayland

Dump a XKB keymap from a Wayland compositor, see xkbcli−dump−keymap−wayland(1)

dump−keymap−x11

Dump a XKB keymap from an X server, see xkbcli−dump−keymap−x11(1)

list

List available layouts and more, see xkbcli−list(1)

Note that not all tools may be available on your system.

EXIT STATUS
0

exited successfully

1

an error occured

2

program was called with invalid arguments

SEE ALSO

The libxkbcommon online documentation: https://xkbcommon.org GNU June 4, 2024 XKBCLI(1)

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