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.TH KBMAP 1
.SH NAME
kbmap \- show a list of available keyboard maps and switch between them.
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B kbmap
[
.IR file ...
]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Kbmap
shows a single column consisting of the names of keyboard maps for different
alphabets available on the system. With no arguments 
.B kbmap
will look for files in 
.BR /sys/lib/kbmap .
.PP
Clicking the right mouse button will highlight the entry and force the
keyboard mapping defined in the corresponding file to become current
for the system; typing 'q' quits.
.PP
.I Kbmap
requires that the file
.B /dev/kbmap
served by 
.IR kbdfs (8)
exists and is writable.
..SH FILES
.TF /lib/kbmap/*
.SH SOURCE
.B /sys/src/cmd/kbmap.c
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.IR kbdfs (8)
.SH BUGS
Not all keyboards map the entire set of characters, so one has to
switch back to the default map before changing to another.