SETXKBMAP(1)

NAME
       setxkbmap  -  set the keyboard using the X Keyboard Exten-
       sion

SYNOPSIS
       setxkbmap [ args ] [ layout [ variant [ option ...  ] ] ]

DESCRIPTION
       The setxkbmap command maps the keyboard to use the  layout
       determined by the options specified on the command line.

       An  XKB  keymap is constructed from a number of components
       which are compiled only as needed.  The source for all  of
       the components can be found in <XRoot>/lib/X11/xkb.

OPTIONS
       -help   Prints  a  message  describing  the valid input to
               setxkbmap.

       -compat name
               Specifies the name of the compatibility map compo-
               nent used to construct a keyboard layout.

       -config file
               Specifies  the  name  of an XKB configuration file
               which describes the keyboard to be used.

       -display display
               Specifies the display to be updated with  the  new
               keyboard layout.

       -geometry name
               Specifies  the name of the geometry component used
               to construct a keyboard layout.

       -keymap name
               Specifies the name of the keymap description  used
               to construct a keyboard layout.

       -layout name
               Specifies the name of the layout used to determine
               the components which make up the keyboard descrip-
               tion.   Only  one  layout  may be specified on the
               command line.

       -model name
               Specifies the name of the keyboard model  used  to
               determine  the  components  which make up the key-
               board description.  Only one model may  be  speci-
               fied on the command line.

       -option name
               Specifies  the  name of an option to determine the
               components which make up the keyboard description;
               multiple options may be specified, one per -option
               flag.

       -rules file
               Specifies the name  of  the  rules  file  used  to
               resolve  the  request layout and model to a set of
               component names.

       -symbols name
               Specifies the name of the symbols  component  used
               to construct a keyboard layout.

       -synch  Force synchronization for X requests.

       -types name
               Specifies  the name of the types component used to
               construct a keyboard layout.

       -variant name
               Specifies which variant  of  the  keyboard  layout
               should  be  used to determine the components which
               make up the keyboard description.  Only one  vari-
               ant may be specified on the command line.

FILES
       &lt;XRoot>/lib/X11/xkb