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     NAME
          setxkbmap - set the keyboard using the X Keyboard Extension

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

     DESCRIPTION
          The setxkbmap command maps the keyboard to use the layout
          deterined 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 /usr/lib/X11/xkb.

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

          -compat name
                  Specifies the name of the compatibility map
                  component 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
                  description.  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 keyboard
                  description.  Only one model may be specified on the
                  command line.

          -option name
                  Specifies the name of an option to determine the



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                  components which make up the keyboard description;
                  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 synchonization 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 variant
                  may be specified on the command line.

     SEE ALSO
          keyboards(1)

     FILES
          /usr/lib/X11/xkb

























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