setmetamode1
Define the keyboard meta key handling
Usage
setmetamode [options]
[argument]
Overview
Without argument, setmetamode prints the current Meta key mode. With argument, it sets the Meta key mode as indicated. The setting before and after the change are reported.
The Meta key mode is specific for each VT (and the VT corresponding to stdin is used). One might use setmetamode in /etc/rc to define the initial state of the Meta key mode, e.g. by
INITTY=/dev/tty[1-8]
for tty in $INITTY; do
setmetamode escprefix < $tty
done
Arguments
|
The Meta key sends an Escape prefix. |
|---|---|
|
The Meta key sets the high order bit of the character. |
Options
-
-C, --console=DEV -
the console device to be used.
-
-V, --version -
print version number.
-
-h, --help -
print this usage message.
Releases
19 releases since Debian 1.1 (Buzz); the text changed 6 times.
--console since Debian 11 (Bullseye);
--help since Debian 11 (Bullseye);
--version since Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-C since Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-V since Debian 11 (Bullseye);
-h since Debian 11 (Bullseye).