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kbd(8): man page improvement
While it's clear from this man page that it's possible to list all encoding with the -l flag, there is no mention of the hidden .metaesc option. This man page is also a dead end so add reference to wsconsctl, which can also be used to change the keyboard.encoding. ok? Index: kbd.8 =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/src/sbin/kbd/kbd.8,v diff -u -p -r1.13 kbd.8 --- kbd.8 27 Jul 2015 17:28:39 -0000 1.13 +++ kbd.8 27 Dec 2025 13:21:51 -0000 @@ -64,8 +64,15 @@ List all available keyboard encodings. Quiet mode. No message is printed unless an error occurs. .El +.Pp +The .metaesc option can be applied to any layout. +If set, keys pressed together with the ALT modifier are prefixed by an ESC +character. +(Standard behaviour is to add 128 to the ASCII value.) .Sh FILES .Bl -tag -width "/etc/kbdtypeXXX" .It Pa /etc/kbdtype Default national encoding. .El +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr wsconsctl 8
kbd(8): man page improvement