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xmodmap(1)

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 OpenWindows is run, you should placed the appropriate command in $HOME/.xinitrc (copy $OPENWINHOME/lib/Xinitrc to $HOME/.xinitrc if it does not already exist). 

For example:

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

NOTES

OpenWindows (i.e., an X server) must be running to use xmakemap. 
Read "Notes" in $HOME/.xmodmaprc.

SEE ALSO

xmodmap(1)

SunOS 5.1/SPARC  —  Last change: 4 March 1992

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