loadkeys:tldr:5b70c
loadkeys: Load a keymap from the specified file for the console.
$ loadkeys --console ${-dev-ttyN} ${-filename}
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The command loadkeys
is used to load keyboard mapping tables and functionally remap keys in Linux systems.
Let's break down the different parts of the command:
loadkeys
is the actual executable command to load keyboard layouts and mappings.--console
is an option or parameter that specifies the console device to load the keymaps for. The console device is typically/dev/ttyN
, whereN
refers to the number of the terminal (e.g.,/dev/tty1
for the first virtual console).${-dev-ttyN}
is not a valid syntax, as it seems to be a mix of options and command substitution using${}
. It should likely be--dev=/dev/ttyN
to specify the console device explicitly.${-filename}
is again not a valid syntax and seems to be using command substitution incorrectly. It should likely be--file=filename
, wherefilename
should be replaced with the actual path of the keymap file to load.
In summary, the corrected command would look something like this:
loadkeys --console --dev=/dev/ttyN --file=filename
This corrected command would be used to load a specified keymap file on a specific console device in Linux.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.