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setxkbmap: Get help.
$ setxkbmap -help
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The command setxkbmap -help is used to display the options and usage information of the setxkbmap command in the terminal.

  • setxkbmap is a command-line tool in Linux systems that is used to set the keyboard layout using the X Keyboard Extension (XKB) mechanism.

  • The -help option is used to display the help information for the setxkbmap command.

When you run the command setxkbmap -help, it will output a brief description of the command, along with a list of available options, their descriptions, and how to use them. This can be helpful when you need to understand the various options and usage examples of the setxkbmap command.

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.
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