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KBDMAP(1)		    General Commands Manual		     KBDMAP(1)

NAME
       kbdmap, vidfont -- system video console keyboard	map/font dialog	utili-
       ties

SYNOPSIS
       kbdmap  [-K]  [-V]  [-d	| -default] [-h	| -help] [-l | -lang language]
	      [-p | -print] [-r	| -restore] [-s	| -show] [-v | -verbose]

DESCRIPTION
       The kbdmap utility allows  easy	setting	 of  available	keymaps.   The
       vidfont	command	 allows	the setting of fonts.  Both examine a database
       for the keymaps and fonts.  Descriptions	are in English by default, but
       may also	be in other languages.	These programs are interactive and ex-
       pect to run in a	terminal to get	required input (e.g., a	keymap	selec-
       tion) from the user.

       It  is  strongly	 recommended  to  not choose MSDOS codepage keymaps or
       fonts.  Use the ISO standard version if available!  X11 does  not  sup-
       port MSDOS codepage.

       The following options are available:

       -K      Run as command kbdmap.

       -V      Run as command vidfont.

       -d, -default
	       Use default language.  Ignore LANG environment variable.

       -h, -help
	       Print options and exit.

       -l, -lang language
	       Use language for	description and	menu.

       -p, -print
	       Print  description  of available	keymaps	or fonts to stdout and
	       exit.

       -r, -restore
	       Load default font from /etc/rc.conf.

       -s, -show
	       Show currently supported	languages and exit.

       -v, -verbose
	       More warnings.

ENVIRONMENT
       LANG  preferred language

FILES
       /usr/share/syscons/keymaps/INDEX.keymaps
       /usr/share/vt/keymaps/INDEX.keymaps	 database for keymaps
       /usr/share/syscons/fonts/INDEX.fonts
       /usr/share/vt/fonts/INDEX.fonts		 database for fonts
       /etc/rc.conf				 default font
       /usr/local/share/locale/locale.alias	 describe common LANG values

SEE ALSO
       dialog(1), kbdcontrol(1), vidcontrol(1),	syscons(4), vt(4),  kbdmap(5),
       rc.conf(5)

HISTORY
       The kbdmap and vidfont commands appeared	in FreeBSD 2.1.

AUTHORS
       Wolfram	Schneider <wosch@FreeBSD.org> wrote the	original Perl version.
       The  current  version  was  rewritten   in   C	by   Jonathan	Belson
       <jon@witchspace.com> for	FreeBSD	5.0.

BUGS
       The  kbdmap  and	vidfont	utilities work only on a (virtual) console and
       not with	X11.

FreeBSD	14.3			 July 7, 2024			     KBDMAP(1)

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