XKBCLI-HOW-TO-TYPE(1)       General Commands Manual      XKBCLI-HOW-TO-TYPE(1)

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:
     o   a single character (requires a terminal which uses UTF-8 character
         encoding);
     o   a Unicode code point, interpreted as hexadecimal if prefixed with 0x
         or U+ else as decimal;
     o   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

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