NAME

       xkbcli-how-to-type — query how to type a given Unicode code point or keysym

SYNOPSIS

       xkbcli-how-to-type [options] character/code point/keysym

DESCRIPTION

       xkbcli-how-to-type  prints the key combinations (keycode + modifiers) in the keymap’s layouts which would
       produce the given Unicode code point or keysym.

       code point/keysym is either:
       •   a single character (requires a terminal which uses UTF-8 character encoding);
       •   a Unicode code point, interpreted as hexadecimal if prefixed with 0x or U+ else as decimal;
       •   a keysym if either the previous interpretations failed or if --keysym is used. The parameter is  then
           either  a  keysym  name  or a numeric value (hexadecimal if prefixed with 0x else decimal). Note that
           values 0 – 9 are special: they are both names and  numeric  values.  The  default  interpretation  is
           names; use the hexadecimal form 0x0 – 0x9 in order to interpret as numeric values.

EXAMPLES

       xkbcli-how-to-type --layout us 97

       xkbcli-how-to-type --layout us 0x61

       xkbcli-how-to-type --layout us U+0061

       xkbcli-how-to-type --layout us a
               Print  the key combinations that produce the letter “a” (decimal code point: 97, hexadecimal code
               point: 61) in the default us layout.

       xkbcli-how-to-type --layout us --keysym 97

       xkbcli-how-to-type --layout us --keysym 0x61

       xkbcli-how-to-type --layout us --keysym a
               Print the key combinations that produce the keysym “a” (decimal code: 97, hexadecimal  code:  61)
               in the default us layout.

OPTIONS

       --keysym
               Treat the argument as only as a keysym

       --disable-compose
               Disable Compose support

       --format keymap_format
               Specify the keymap format (numeric or label, e.g. “v1”)

       --keymap [= PATH]
               Load the XKB keymap from a file, ignore RMLVO options. If PATH is empty or “-”, read the stdin.

       --rules rules
               The XKB ruleset

       --model model
               The XKB model

       --layout layout
               The XKB layout

       --variant variant
               The XKB layout variant

       --options options
               The XKB options

       --enable-environment-names
               Allow to set the default RMLVO values via the following environment variables:
               -   XKB_DEFAULT_RULES
               -   XKB_DEFAULT_MODEL
               -   XKB_DEFAULT_LAYOUT
               -   XKB_DEFAULT_VARIANT
               -   XKB_DEFAULT_OPTIONS
               Note that this option may affect the default values of the previous options.

       --verbose
               Enable verbose debugging output

       --help  Print a help message and exit.

SEE ALSO

       xkbcli(1), The libxkbcommon online documentation: https://xkbcommon.org

Debian                                         September 11, 2024                          XKBCLI-HOW-TO-TYPE(1)