Diff: setleds(1) - Waikato Linux Users Group

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!!DESCRIPTION

__setleds__ reports and changes the led flag settings of

-the current VT (namely NumLock, CapsLock and ScrollLock).

+the current VT (namely ! NumLock, ! CapsLock and ! ScrollLock).

Without arguments, __setleds__ prints the current

settings. With arguments, it sets or clears the indicated

flags (and leaves the others unchanged). The settings before

and after the change are reported if the __-v__ flag is

@@ -61,33 +61,33 @@

''-num +num''

-Clear or set NumLock. (At present, the NumLock setting

+Clear or set ! NumLock. (At present, the ! NumLock setting

influences the interpretation of keypad keys. Pressing the

-NumLock key complements the NumLock setting.)

+! NumLock key complements the ! NumLock setting.)

''-caps +caps''

-Clear or set CapsLock. (At present, the CapsLock setting

+Clear or set ! CapsLock. (At present, the ! CapsLock setting

complements the Shift key when applied to letters. Pressing

-the CapsLock key complements the CapsLock

+the ! CapsLock key complements the ! CapsLock

setting.)

''-scroll +scroll''

-Clear or set ScrollLock. (At present, pressing the

-ScrollLock key (or ^S/^Q) stops/starts console

+Clear or set ! ScrollLock. (At present, pressing the

+! ScrollLock key (or ^S/^Q) stops/starts console

output.)

!!EXAMPLE

One might use __setleds__ in /etc/rc to define the

-initial and default state of NumLock, e.g. by

+initial and default state of ! NumLock, e.g. by

INITTY=/dev/tty[[1-8]

for tty in $INITTY; do

@@ -99,11 +99,11 @@

done

!!BUGS

-In keyboard application mode the NumLock key does not

-influence the NumLock flag setting.

+In keyboard application mode the ! NumLock key does not

+influence the ! NumLock flag setting.

!!SEE ALSO

loadkeys(1).

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