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1 perry 1 SETLEDS
2 !!!SETLEDS
3 NAME
4 SYNOPSIS
5 DESCRIPTION
6 OPTIONS
7 EXAMPLE
8 BUGS
9 SEE ALSO
10 ----
11 !!NAME
12
13
14 setleds - set the keyboard leds
15 !!SYNOPSIS
16
17
18 __setleds [[__''-v''__] [[__''-L''__]
19 [[__''-D''__] [[__''-F''__]
20 [[__''{+|-}num''__] [[__''{+|-}caps''__]
21 [[__''{+|-}scroll''__]__
22 !!DESCRIPTION
23
24
25 __setleds__ reports and changes the led flag settings of
2 perry 26 the current VT (namely !NumLock, !CapsLock and !ScrollLock).
1 perry 27 Without arguments, __setleds__ prints the current
28 settings. With arguments, it sets or clears the indicated
29 flags (and leaves the others unchanged). The settings before
30 and after the change are reported if the __-v__ flag is
31 given.
32 !!OPTIONS
33
34
35 ''-F''
36
37
38 This is the default. Only change the VT flags (and their
39 setting may be reflected by the keyboard leds).
40
41
42 ''-D''
43
44
45 Change both the VT flags and their default settings (so that
46 a subsequent reset will not undo the change). This might be
47 useful for people who always want to have numlock
48 set.
49
50
51 ''-L''
52
53
54 Do not touch the VT flags, but only change the leds. From
55 this moment on, the leds will no longer reflect the VT flags
56 (but display whatever is put into them). The command
57 __setleds -L__ (without further arguments) will restore
58 the situation in which the leds reflect the VT
59 flags.
60
61
62 ''-num +num''
63
64
2 perry 65 Clear or set !NumLock. (At present, the !NumLock setting
1 perry 66 influences the interpretation of keypad keys. Pressing the
2 perry 67 !NumLock key complements the !NumLock setting.)
1 perry 68
69
70 ''-caps +caps''
71
72
2 perry 73 Clear or set !CapsLock. (At present, the !CapsLock setting
1 perry 74 complements the Shift key when applied to letters. Pressing
2 perry 75 the !CapsLock key complements the !CapsLock
1 perry 76 setting.)
77
78
79 ''-scroll +scroll''
80
81
2 perry 82 Clear or set !ScrollLock. (At present, pressing the
83 !ScrollLock key (or ^S/^Q) stops/starts console
1 perry 84 output.)
85 !!EXAMPLE
86
87
88 One might use __setleds__ in /etc/rc to define the
2 perry 89 initial and default state of !NumLock, e.g. by
1 perry 90
91
92 INITTY=/dev/tty[[1-8]
93 for tty in $INITTY; do
94
95
96 setleds -D +num
97
98
99 done
100 !!BUGS
101
102
2 perry 103 In keyboard application mode the !NumLock key does not
104 influence the !NumLock flag setting.
1 perry 105 !!SEE ALSO
106
107
108 loadkeys(1).
109 ----
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