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NAME
xkbcomp - compile XKB keyboard description
SYNOPSIS
xkbcomp [option] source [ destination ]
DESCRIPTION
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 pro-
duced 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 con-
tains 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 destina-
tion 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 appropri-
ate. 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.
OPTIONS
-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
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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 compila-
tion. 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).
SEE ALSO
X(7)
COPYRIGHT
Copyright 1994, Silicon Graphics Computer Systems and X Con-
sortium, Inc.
See X(7) for a full statement of rights and permissions.
AUTHOR
Erik Fortune, Silicon Graphics
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