keyboard-request(7)

keyboard-request7

Event signalling console press of alt-uparrow

Usage

keyboard-request [ENV]...

Overview

The keyboard-request event is generated by the Upstart init(8) daemon when the keyboard request key combination (typically Alt-UpArrow) is pressed on the console.

The support for this event depends on your kernel configuration. Suggested use for this event includes spawning a new login console when pressed, or for secure attention key support.

This event is not handled in the default Upstart configuration.

Examples

A task to be run on the keyboard request might use:

start on keyboard-request

Releases

Unchanged in 3 releases since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze).

  1. 6.0–8

From upstart 1.11-5 in Debian 8 (Jessie). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.