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.TH xmakemap 1 "23 August 2001"
.SH NAME
xmakemap \- make a keyboard mapping to be used as input to xmodmap
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B xmakemap
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
.B xmakemap
will produce a keyboard mapping in a form that is suitable
as input to the
.BR xmodmap (1)
command.
.B xmakemap
writes its output to stdout.
Typical usage of
.B xmakemap
is to redirect output from
.B xmakemap
to a file (e.g., $HOME/.xmodmaprc), edit this file to make
necessary customizations, and then run
.B xmodmap
on the file (i.e., $HOME/.xmodmaprc).
.TP
For example:
.IP
.nf
\fLxmakemap > $HOME/.xmodmaprc
[... make necessary customization to $HOME/.xmodmaprc ...]
xmodmap $HOME/.xmodmaprc\fP
.fi
.LP
If you would like your keytable to be customized each time you start
an X session, you should place the appropriate command in the session
startup file for your desktop environment.
.TP
For example:
.IP
.nf
\fLif [ -f $HOME/.xmodmaprc ]; then
    xmodmap $HOME/.xmodmaprc
fi\fP
.LP
.SH NOTES
An X server must be running to use
.BR xmakemap .
.br
Read "Notes" in $HOME/.xmodmaprc.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR xmodmap (1)