kitten-show-key(1)

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version 0.49.2 · 12 versions

0.49.2 · arch rolling, nixpkgs unstable (latest)
0.49.1 · nixos 26.05
0.49.2 · nixpkgs unstable
0.48.2 · ubuntu stonking
0.41.1 · ubuntu questing
0.41.1 · ubuntu questing
0.47.1 · epel 10, fedora 44
0.32.2 · ubuntu noble
0.32.2 · ubuntu noble
0.43.1 · fedora 43, fedora 44
0.45.0 · ubuntu resolute
0.41.1 · debian trixie

✨ NAME ✨

okay so bestie, this is kitten-show-key(1), straight out of the kitten Manual 💅 and it's literally here to show you the codes your terminal generates when you press keys in various keyboard modes. no cap 🫶

🎀 USAGE 🎀

kitten show-key

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

It shows the codes generated by the terminal for key presses in various keyboard modes. that's the whole vibe ✨

💖 OPTIONS 💖

--key-mode, -m [=normal] — the keyboard mode to use when showing keys. normal mode is with DECCKM reset, and application mode is with DECCKM set. kitty is the full kitty extended keyboard protocol. Choices: normal, application, kitty, unchanged 🌸
--help, -h [=no] — show help for this command 💕

that's the tea, bestie 🍓 this page is from the kitten Manual, version 0.49.2, dated Oct 01, 2026 💜

📦 where this page comes from

arch rolling: kitty 0.49.2-1 · GPL-3.0-only
nixpkgs unstable: kitty-bin 0.49.2
💖 girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on 2026-11-04: a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms