mapkey(1M)                       UNIX System V                       mapkey(1M)


NAME
      mapkey, mapscrn, mapstr - configure monitor screen mapping

SYNOPSIS
      mapkey [-doxV] [datafile]
      mapscrn [-dg] [datafile]
      mapstr [-dg] [datafile]

DESCRIPTION
      mapscrn configures the output mapping of the virtual terminal screen on
      which it is invoked.  mapkey and mapstr configure the mapping of the
      keyboard and string keys (e.g., function keys) of the virtual terminal.
      mapkey can only be run by the superuser.

      mapscrn and mapstr function on a per-virtual terminal (VT) basis.
      Mapping on one VT does not affect any other VT.  Setting the default for
      every VT can be done using the -g option.

      If a file name is given on the argument line, the respective mapping
      table is configured from the contents of the input file.  If no file is
      given, the default files in /usr/lib/keyboard and /usr/lib/console are
      used.  The -d option causes the mapping table to be read from the kernel
      instead of written and an ASCII version to be displayed on the standard
      output.  The format of the output is suitable for use as input files to
      mapscrn, mapkey, or mapstr.

      The sum of the characters in the strings for mapstr (in the
      /usr/lib/keyboard/strings file) can be a maximum of 512.

      mapkey, when downloading a mapping table, overwrites the default mapping
      table for all VTs (thus affecting all VTs using the default mapping
      table) unless the -V option is specified.  In this case, only the VT in
      which mapkey -V was invoked is affected, and the VT will revert to using
      the default mapping table when it is closed or the user logs out.

      When mapkey displays the mapping table being used, it is the default
      mapping table unless the -V option is specified.  In this case, mapkey
      displays the mapping table in use on the VT in which mapkey -V was
      invoked.

      Non-superusers can run mapkey and mapstr when the -d option is given.

      With the -o or -x options, mapkey displays the mapping table in octal or
      hexadecimal, respectively.

FILES
      /usr/lib/keyboard/*
      /usr/lib/console/*

NOTES
      There is no way to specify that the map utilities read their
      configuration tables from standard input.


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SEE ALSO
      keyboard(7), display(7)




















































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