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23 .TH xmakemap 1 "23 August 2001"
25 xmakemap \- make a keyboard mapping to be used as input to xmodmap
31 will produce a keyboard mapping in a form that is suitable
36 writes its output to stdout.
39 is to redirect output from
41 to a file (e.g., $HOME/.xmodmaprc), edit this file to make
42 necessary customizations, and then run
44 on the file (i.e., $HOME/.xmodmaprc).
49 \fLxmakemap > $HOME/.xmodmaprc
50 [... make necessary customization to $HOME/.xmodmaprc ...]
51 xmodmap $HOME/.xmodmaprc\fP
54 If you would like your keytable to be customized each time you start
55 an X session, you should place the appropriate command in the session
56 startup file for your desktop environment.
61 \fLif [ -f $HOME/.xmodmaprc ]; then
62 xmodmap $HOME/.xmodmaprc
66 An X server must be running to use
69 Read "Notes" in $HOME/.xmodmaprc.