GETKEYCODES(8)

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💖 GETKEYCODES(8) ✨

System Manager's Manual 🎀 this is the official vibe, bestie.

🌸 NAME

getkeycodes 💅 basically means print kernel scancode-to-keycode mapping table. It pulls up the lookup table the kernel uses to turn raw scancodes into keycodes. Iconic. 🔥

🧚 SYNOPSIS

getkeycodes [options]

🦋 DESCRIPTION

okay so the getkeycodes command just prints the kernel's scancode-to-keycode mapping table. that's it, that's the whole thing 🙈 but it's lowkey so useful when you wanna see how your keys are mapped. no cap.

✨ OPTIONS ✨

  • -V, --version — shows you the version number 💜
  • -h, --help — prints the usage message so you can remind yourself what everything does 🫶

👑 SEE ALSO

  • setkeycodes(8) — the sister command that lets you change the mapping 💀

🌈 Shoutout to the kbd package, 8 Nov 1994, and the GETKEYCODES(8) page itself. Periodt. 🌈 💅

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