Console(tools|data) -> Kbd

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+<sect2>
+<title>Contents</title>
+
+<para>
+The Kbd package contains the chvt,
+deallocvt, dumpkeys, fgconsole, getkeycodes,
+kbd_mode, kbdrate, loadkeys, loadunimap, mapscrn,
+psfxtable,
+resizecons, screendump, setfont,
+setkeycodes, setleds, setmetamode, setvesablank, showfont,
+showkey,
+unicode_start, and unicode_stop programs. There are some other programs that
+don't get installed by default, as they are very optional. Take a look at the
+Kbd package contents if you have trouble with your console.
+</para>
+
+</sect2>
+
+<sect2>
+<title>Description</title>
+
+<sect3>
+<title>chvt</title>
+
+<para>
+chvt changes foreground virtual terminal.
+</para>
+
+</sect3>
+
+<sect3>
+<title>deallocvt</title>
+
+<para>
+deallocvt deallocates unused virtual terminals.
+</para>
+
+</sect3>
+
+<sect3>
+<title>dumpkeys</title>
+
+<para>
+dumpkeys dumps keyboard translation tables.
+</para>
+
+</sect3>
+
+<sect3>
+<title>fgconsole</title>
+
+<para>
+fgconsole prints the number of the active virtual terminal.
+</para>
+
+</sect3>
+
+<sect3>
+<title>getkeycodes</title>
+
+<para>
+getkeycodes prints the kernel scancode-to-keycode mapping table.
+</para>
+
+</sect3>
+
+<sect3>
+<title>kbd_mode</title>
+
+<para>
+kbd_mode reports or sets the keyboard mode.
+</para>
+
+</sect3>
+
+<sect3>
+<title>kbdrate</title>
+
+<para>
+kbdrate sets the keyboard repeat and delay rates.
+</para>
+
+</sect3>
+
+<sect3>
+<title>loadkeys</title>
+
+<para>
+loadkeys loads keyboard translation tables.
+</para>
+
+</sect3>
+
+<sect3>
+<title>loadunimap</title>
+
+<para>
+loadunimap loads the kernel unicode-to-font mapping table.
+</para>
+
+</sect3>
+
+<sect3>
+<title>mapscrn</title>
+
+<para>
+mapscrn loads a user defined output character
+mapping table into the console driver. Note that it is obsolete and that its
+features are built into setfont.
+</para>
+
+</sect3>
+
+<sect3>
+<title>psfxtable</title>
+
+<para>
+psfxtable is a tool for handling Unicode character tables for console fonts.
+</para>
+
+</sect3>
+
+<sect3>
+<title>resizecons</title>
+
+<para>
+resizecons changes the kernel idea of the console size.
+</para>
+
+</sect3>
+
+<sect3>
+<title>screendump</title>
+
+<para>
+A screenshot utility for the console.
+</para>
+
+</sect3>
+
+<sect3>
+<title>setfont</title>
+
+<para>
+This lets you change the EGA/VGA fonts in console.
+</para>
+
+</sect3>
+
+<sect3>
+<title>setkeycodes</title>
+
+<para>
+setkeycodes loads kernel scancode-to-keycode mapping table entries.
+</para>
+
+</sect3>
+
+<sect3>
+<title>setleds</title>
+
+<para>
+setleds sets the keyboard leds. Many people find it useful to have numlock
+enabled by default, and it is by using this program that you can achieve this.
+</para>
+
+</sect3>
+
+<sect3>
+<title>setmetamode</title>
+
+<para>
+setmetamode defines the keyboard meta key handling.
+</para>
+
+</sect3>
+
+<sect3>
+<title>setvesablank</title>
+
+<para>
+This lets you fiddle with the built-in hardware screensaver (not toasters, only
+a blank screen).
+</para>
+
+</sect3>
+
+<sect3>
+<title>showfont</title>
+
+<para>
+showfont displays data about a font. The information shown includes font
+information, font properties, character metrics, and character bitmaps.
+</para>
+
+</sect3>
+
+<sect3>
+<title>showkey</title>
+
+<para>
+showkey examines the scancodes and keycodes sent by the keyboard.
+</para>
+
+</sect3>
+
+</sect3>
+
+<sect3>
+<title>unicode_start</title>
+
+<para>
+unicode_start puts the console in Unicode mode.
+</para>
+
+</sect3>
+
+<sect3>
+<title>unicode_stop</title>
+
+<para>
+unicode_stop reverts keyboard and console from unicode mode.
+</para>
+
+</sect3>
+
+</sect2>
+