setmetamode(1) — Linux manual page

SETMETAMODE(1)           General Commands Manual           SETMETAMODE(1)

NAME         top

       setmetamode - define the keyboard meta key handling

SYNOPSIS         top

       setmetamode [ options ] [ argument ]

DESCRIPTION         top

       Without argument, setmetamode prints the current Meta key mode.
       With argument, it sets the Meta key mode as indicated.  The
       setting before and after the change are reported.

       The Meta key mode is specific for each VT (and the VT
       corresponding to stdin is used).  One might use setmetamode in
       /etc/rc to define the initial state of the Meta key mode, e.g. by

            INITTY=/dev/tty[1-8]
            for tty in $INITTY; do
                 setmetamode escprefix < $tty
            done

ARGUMENTS         top

       esc, prefix, escprefix
              The Meta key sends an Escape prefix.

       meta, bit, metabit
              The Meta key sets the high order bit of the character.

OPTIONS         top

       -C, --console=DEV
              the console device to be used.

       -V, --version
              print version number.

       -h, --help
              print this usage message.

AUTHORS         top

       Andries Brouwer <aeb@cwi.nl>

SEE ALSO         top

       loadkeys(1), kbdinfo(1)

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kbd                            30 Jan 1994                 SETMETAMODE(1)

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