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xkbcomp - compile XKB keyboard description
xkbcomp [option]
source [ destination ]
The xkbcomp keymap compiler converts
a description of an XKB keymap into one of several output formats. The
most common use for xkbcomp is to create a compiled keymap file (.xkm extension)
which can be read directly by XKB-capable X servers or utilities. The keymap
compiler can also produce C header files or XKB source files. The C header
files produced by xkbcomp can be included by X servers or utilities that
need a built-in default keymap. The XKB source files produced by xkbcomp
are fully resolved and can be used to verify that the files which typically
make up an XKB keymap are merged correctly or to create a single file which
contains a complete description of the keymap.
The source may specify an
X display, or an .xkb or .xkm file; unless explicitly specified, the format
of destination depends on the format of the source. Compiling a .xkb (keymap
source) file generates a .xkm (compiled keymap file) by default. If the
source is a .xkm file or an X display, xkbcomp generates a keymap source
file by default.
If the destination is an X display, the keymap for the
display is updated with the compiled keymap.
The name of the destination
is usually computed from the name of the source, with the extension replaced
as appropriate. When compiling a single map from a file which contains
several maps, xkbcomp constructs the destination file name by appending
an appropriate extension to the name of the map to be used.
- -a
- Show
all keyboard information, reporting implicit or derived information as
a comment. Only affects .xkb format output.
- -C
- Produce a C header file as
output (.h extension).
- -dflts
- Compute defaults for any missing components,
such as key names.
- -Idir
- Specifies top-level directories to be searched for
files included by the keymap description. After all directories specified
by -I options have been searched, the current directory and finally, the
default xkb directory (usually /tmp/Xorg-KEM/lib/X11/xkb) will be searched.
To prevent the current and default directories from being searched, use
the -I option alone (i.e. without a directory), before any -I options that
specify the directories you do want searched.
- -l
- List maps that specify the
map pattern in any files listed on the command line (not implemented yet).
- -m name
- Specifies a map to be compiled from an file with multiple entries.
- -merge
- Merge the compiled information with the map from the server (not
implemented yet).
- -o name
- Specifies a name for the generated output file.
The default is the name of the source file with an appropriate extension
for the output format.
- -opt parts
- Specifies a list of optional parts. Compilation
errors in any optional parts are not fatal. Parts may consist of any combination
of the letters c, g,k,s,t which specify the compatibility map, geometry,
keycodes, symbols and types, respectively.
- -Rdir
- Specifies the root directory
for relative path names.
- -synch
- Force synchronization for X requests.
- -w lvl
- Controls the reporting of warnings during compilation. A warning level
of 0 disables all warnings; a warning level of 10 enables them all.
- -xkb
- Generate a source description of the keyboard as output (.xkb extension).
- -xkm
- Generate a compiled keymap file as output (.xkm extension).
X(7)
Copyright 1994, Silicon Graphics Computer Systems and X Consortium,
Inc.
See X(7)
for a full statement of rights and permissions.
Erik Fortune,
Silicon Graphics
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