xkbcli-how-to-type - query how to type a given Unicode code point or keysym

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XKBCLI−HOW−TO−TYPE(1) General Commands Manual XKBCLI−HOW−TO−TYPE(1)

NAME

xkbcli−how−to−type — query how to type a given Unicode code point or keysym

SYNOPSIS

xkbcli−how−to−type [options] character/code point/keysym

DESCRIPTION

xkbcli−how−to−type prints the key combinations (keycode + modifiers) in the keymapâs layouts which would produce the given Unicode code point or keysym.

code point/keysym is either:

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a single character (requires a terminal which uses UTF-8 character encoding);

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a Unicode code point, interpreted as hexadecimal if prefixed with 0x or U+ else as decimal;

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a keysym if either the previous interpretations failed or if −−keysym is used. The parameter is then either a keysym name or a numeric value (hexadecimal if prefixed with 0x else decimal). Note that values 0 â 9 are special: they are both names and numeric values. The default interpretation is names; use the hexadecimal form 0x0 â 0x9 in order to interpret as numeric values.

EXAMPLES
xkbcli−how−to−type −−layout us 97

xkbcli−how−to−type −−layout us 0x61

xkbcli−how−to−type −−layout us U+0061

xkbcli−how−to−type −−layout us a

Print the key combinations that produce the letter âaâ (

decimal code point: 97, hexadecimal code point: 61 ) in the default us layout.

xkbcli−how−to−type −−layout us −−keysym 97

xkbcli−how−to−type −−layout us −−keysym 0x61

xkbcli−how−to−type −−layout us −−keysym a

Print the key combinations that produce the keysym âaâ (

decimal code: 97, hexadecimal code: 61 ) in the default us layout.

OPTIONS
−−keysym

Treat the argument as only as a keysym

−−disable−compose

Disable Compose support

−−format keymap_format

Specify the keymap format (numeric or label, e.g. “v1”)

−−keymap [
= PATH]

Load the XKB keymap from a file, ignore RMLVO options. If PATH is empty or “−”, read the stdin.

−−rules rules

The XKB ruleset

−−model model

The XKB model

−−layout layout

The XKB layout

−−variant variant

The XKB layout variant

−−options options

The XKB options

−−enable−environment−names

Allow to set the default RMLVO values via the following environment variables:

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XKB_DEFAULT_RULES

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XKB_DEFAULT_MODEL

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XKB_DEFAULT_LAYOUT

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XKB_DEFAULT_VARIANT

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XKB_DEFAULT_OPTIONS

Note that this option may affect the default values of the previous options.

−−verbose

Enable verbose debugging output

−−help

Print a help message and exit.

SEE ALSO

xkbcli(1), The libxkbcommon online documentation: https://xkbcommon.org GNU September 11, 2024 XKBCLI−HOW−TO−TYPE(1)

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