.\" @(#)mk_modmap.8 2002-02-22 mckinstry@computer.org
.TH MK_MODMAP 8 "2002-02-22" "kbd"

.SH NAME
mk_modmap \- translate a Linux keytable file into an xmodmap file

.SH SYNOPSIS
.B mk_modmap
[
.B -v
]
keymap_file

.SH DESCRIPTION
The
.B mk_modmap
command tries to translate a Linux console keytable file into
a file that can be parsed by xmodmap, and used within X.
It outputs the results to standard out.
.P
If the
.B -v
flag is used, verbose output is given.
.P
It requires the X header files to be installed.
(In Debian, these are in the "xlibs-dev" package).
.SH NOTES
Since XFree version 2.1, X initialises its keymap using the Linux
keymap, so xmodmap will often be superfluous.

.SH SEE ALSO
.BR dumpkeys (1),
.BR keymaps (5),
.BR xmodmap (1)


.\" .SH AUTHORS
.\" Kjetil T. Homme <kjetilho@ifi.uio.no>
.\" .br
.\" Pablo Saratxaga <pablo@mandrakesoft.com>
.\" .br
.\" Manpage by Alastair McKinstry, <mckinstry@computer.org>