xmakemap(1) User Commands xmakemap(1)

NAME

xmakemap - make a keyboard mapping to be used as input to xmodmap

SYNOPSIS

xmakemap

DESCRIPTION

xmakemap will produce a keyboard mapping in a form that is suitable
as input to the xmodmap(1) command. xmakemap writes its output to
stdout. Typical usage of xmakemap is to redirect output from
xmakemap to a file (e.g., $HOME/.xmodmaprc), edit this file to make
necessary customizations, and then run xmodmap on the file (i.e.,
$HOME/.xmodmaprc).

For example:

xmakemap > $HOME/.xmodmaprc
[... make necessary customization to $HOME/.xmodmaprc ...]
xmodmap $HOME/.xmodmaprc

If you would like your keytable to be customized each time you start
an X session, you should place the appropriate command in the session
startup file for your desktop environment.

For example:

if [ -f $HOME/.xmodmaprc ]; then
xmodmap $HOME/.xmodmaprc
fi

NOTES

An X server must be running to use xmakemap.
Read "Notes" in $HOME/.xmodmaprc.

SEE ALSO

xmodmap(1)

23 August 2001 xmakemap(1)