Descriptions
Last checked against version &kbd-contversion;.
Program file descriptions
chvt
chvt changes foreground virtual terminal.
deallocvt
deallocvt deallocates unused virtual terminals.
dumpkeys
dumpkeys dumps keyboard translation tables.
fgconsole
fgconsole prints the number of the active virtual terminal.
getkeycodes
getkeycodes prints the kernel scancode-to-keycode
mapping table.
getunimap
getunimap prints the currently used unimap.
kbd_mode
kbd_mode reports or sets the keyboard mode.
kbdrate
kbdrate sets the keyboard repeat and delay rates.
loadkeys
loadkeys loads keyboard translation tables.
loadunimap
loadunimap loads the kernel unicode-to-font mapping table.
mapscrn
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 Note that it is obsolete and that its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.
openvt
openvt starts a program on a new virtual terminal (VT).
psfaddtable, psfgettable, psfstriptable, psfxtable
These are a set of tools for handling Unicode character tables for
console fonts.
resizecons
resizecons changes the kernel idea of the console size.
setfont
This lets you change the EGA/VGA fonts in console.
setkeycodes
setkeycodes loads kernel scancode-to-keycode mapping
table entries.
setleds
setleds sets the keyboard LEDs. Many people find it useful to have numlock
enabled by default and, by using this program, you can
achieve this.
setlogcons
setlogcons sends kernel messages to the console.
setmetamode
setmetamode defines the keyboard meta key handling.
setvesablank
This lets you fiddle with the built-in hardware screensaver
(not toasters, only a blank screen).
showfont
showfont displays data about a font. The information shown includes font
information, font properties, character metrics and
character bitmaps.
showkey
showkey examines the scancodes and keycodes sent by
the keyboard.
unicode_start
unicode_start puts the console in Unicode mode.
unicode_stop
unicode_stop reverts keyboard and console from
unicode mode.