NAME

kbd − manipulate the state of keyboard or display the type of keyboard

SYNOPSIS

kbd [ −r ] [ −t ] [ −c on|off ] [ −d keyboard device ]

AVAILABILITY

SUNWcsu

DESCRIPTION

kbd manipulates the state of the keyboard, or displays the keyboard type.  The default keyboard device being set is /dev/kbd. 

Only keyboards that support a clicker respond to the −c option.  If you want to turn clicking on by default, this can be set in the /etc/rc∗ files. 

OPTIONS

−r Reset the keyboard as if power-up. 

−t Return the type of the keyboard being used. 

−c on/off state
Turn the clicking of the keyboard on or off.

on Enable clicking. 

off Disable clicking. 

−d keyboard device
Specify the keyboard device being set. The default is /dev/kbd. 

EXAMPLES

The following example displays the keyboard type. 

example% kbd −t
type 4 Sun keyboard

To enable clicking by default, add the following line to your /etc/rc∗ file. 

kbd −c on

FILES

/etc/rc∗

/dev/kbd

SEE ALSO

loadkeys(1), keytables(4), kb(7)

BUGS

There is no way to determine the state of the keyboard click setting. 

Sun Microsystems  —  Last change: 14 Sep 1992