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     MAPKEY(M)                            UNIX System V



     Name
          mapkey, mapscrn, mapstr, convkey - configure monitor  screen
          mapping


     Syntax
          mapkey [ -dox ][ datafile ]
          mapscrn [ -d ][ datafile ]
          mapstr [ -d ][ datafile ]
          convkey [ in [ out ] ]


     Description
          mapscrn configures the output mapping of the monitor  screen
          on  which  it  is  invoked.  mapkey and mapstr configure the
          mapping of the keyboard and string keys (eg. function  keys)
          of  the  monitor  (and multiscreens if present).  mapkey can
          only be run by the super-user.

          mapstr functions on a per-screen basis.  Mapping strings  on
          one screen does not affect any other screen.

          If a file name is given on the argument line the  respective
          mapping  table  is configured from the contents of the input
          file.   If  no  file  is  given,  the   default   files   in
          /usr/lib/keyboard  and  /usr/lib/console  is  used.   The -d
          option causes the mapping table to be read from  the  kernel
          instead  of  written and an ASCII version to be displayed on
          the standard output.  The format of the output  is  suitable
          for  input  files to mapscrn, mapkey, or mapstr . Non-super-
          users can run mapkey and mapstr when the -d option is given.

          With the -o or -x options, mapkey displays the mapping table
          in octal or hexadecimal.

          convkey translates an old-style mapkey file into the current
          format.   If in or out are missing, they default to stdin or
          stdout.


     Files
          /usr/lib/keyboard/*
          /usr/lib/console/*


     Notes
          There is no way to specify that the map utilities read their
          configuration tables from standard input.


     See Also
          keyboard(HW), screen(HW), setkey(C)


     Value Added
          convkey, mapkey, mapscrn and mapstr are extensions  of  AT&T
          System V provided by the Santa Cruz Operation.


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