caps2esc(1)

caps2esc1

Interception plugin for dual function esc/ctrl key at capslock

Usage

caps2esc [{-h | [-m mode] [-t delay]}]

Overview

When used as the interception plugin, caps2esc transforms the most useless key ever in the most useful one by offering the dual function Esc/Ctrl key at CapsLock key location and the CapsLock function key at Esc key location.

-h

show this message and exit

-t

delay used for key sequences (default: 20000 microseconds)

-m mode
0:

default

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caps as esc/ctrl

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esc as caps

1:

minimal

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caps as esc/ctrl

2:

useful on 60% layouts

•

caps as esc/ctrl

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esc as grave accent

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grave accent as caps

Releases

Unchanged in 2 releases since Debian 12 (Bookworm).

  1. 12–13

From interception-caps2esc 0.3.2-1+b2 in Debian 13 (Trixie). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.