xkbcli-compile-keymap(1)

XKBCLI-COMPILE-KEYMAP(1) General Commands Manual XKBCLI-COMPILE-KEYMAP(1)

NAME

xkbcli-compile-keymapcompile an X Keyboard keymap

SYNOPSIS

xkbcli-compile-keymap [options] [KEYMAP_PATH]

DESCRIPTION

xkbcli-compile-keymap compiles and prints a keymap based on the given options.

KEYMAP_PATH
Path to a keymap file, or “-” to read the standard input
--help
Print help and exit
--verbose
Enable verbose debugging output
--test
Test compilation but do not print the keymap
--rmlvo
Print the full RMLVO with the defaults filled in for missing elements in YAML format
--kccgst
Print a keymap which only includes the KcCGST component names instead of the full keymap
--kccgst-yaml
Print the KcCGST component names in YAML format.
--modmaps
Print real and virtual key modmaps and modifiers encodings in YAML format.
--include PATH
Add the given path to the include path list. This option is order-dependent, include paths given first are searched first. If an include path is given, the default include path list is not used. Use --include-defaults to add the default include paths.
--include-defaults
Add the default set of include directories. This option is order-dependent, include paths given first are searched first.
--input-format keymap_format
The keymap format (numeric or label, e.g. “v1”) for parsing
--output-format keymap_format
The keymap format (numeric or label, e.g. “v1”) for serializing
--format keymap_format
The keymap format (numeric or label, e.g. “v1”) for both parsing and serializing
--no-pretty
Disable pretty-printing for keymap serialization.
--drop-unused
Disable unused bits serialization.
--keymap [PATH], --from-xkb [PATH]
Load the XKB keymap from a file, ignore RMLVO options. If PATH is empty or “-”, read the stdin.
--rules rules
The XKB ruleset
--model model
The XKB model
--layout layout
The XKB layout
--variant variant
The XKB layout variant
--options options
The XKB options
--enable-environment-names
Allow to set the default RMLVO values via the following environment variables:
  • XKB_DEFAULT_RULES
  • XKB_DEFAULT_MODEL
  • XKB_DEFAULT_LAYOUT
  • XKB_DEFAULT_VARIANT
  • XKB_DEFAULT_OPTIONS
Note that this option may affect the default values of the previous options.

SEE ALSO

xkbcli(1), The libxkbcommon online documentation

June 4, 2024 Linux 6.12.85-6.12-alt1