xkbwatch(1)

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version 7.7+9build1 · 4 versions
, in debian trixie, nixos 26.05, opensuse-leap 16.0, ubuntu questing, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💖 NAME 💖

okay so xkbwatch(1) lives in the General Commands Manual 🎀 and its whole job is: xkbwatch - XKB extension user utility ✨ a tiny tool for the XKB extension, bestie 🦋

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

okay so this program is literally obsessed with keeping tabs on your keyboard 👀 it reports whenever the fundamental components of the XKB keyboard state change, plus the effective compatibility state. so if something shifts, you'll know, no cap 💅

🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

xkbwatch takes the standard X Toolkit command line options 🫶 on top of the extra one below:

  • -version — this one is iconic 💜 it prints the program version and then exits right away. no extra drama 🙈

🌸 SEE ALSO 🌸

X(7) 🧚 that's the one to read next if you want the bigger X picture ✨

ok bestie, that's the whole tea 🍓 xkbwatch(1) from X Version 11, shipped in xkbutils 1.0.6, and it's giving reliable keyboard-watching energy 🌈💀 periodt 👑

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