Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 09:40:03 -0700 (PDT) From: Ben Smithurst <ben@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: docs/18520: kbdcontrol manpage incomplete Message-ID: <200007151640.JAA58744@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR docs/18520; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Ben Smithurst <ben@FreeBSD.org> To: Nick Hibma <n_hibma@qubesoft.com> Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: docs/18520: kbdcontrol manpage incomplete Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 16:59:00 +0100 Nick Hibma wrote: > To change the default console keyboard to the another > keyboard, for example the first USB keyboard (see ukbd(4)), use > the following commands: > > kbdcontrol -k /dev/kbd1 < /dev/console > > To switch back to the default keyboard, use > > kbdcontrol -k /dev/kbd0 how about this addition as well: .It Fl k Ar keyboard_device Use the specified device as the console keyboard. +When using this option, the standard input of the +.Nm +process should be redirected from +.Pa /dev/console +if you are not working on the system console or a virtual terminal +(see +.Sx EXAMPLES +section). Or, if you don't speak mdoc: -k keyboard_device Use the specified device as the console keyboard. When using this option, the standard input of the kbdcontrol process should be redirected from /dev/console if you are not working on the system console or a virtual terminal (see EXAMPLES section). -- Ben Smithurst / ben@FreeBSD.org / PGP: 0x99392F7D FreeBSD Documentation Project / To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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