NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       setmetamode - define the keyboard meta key handling

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

       setmetamode [ meta|bit|metabit | esc|prefix|escprefix ]

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

       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).

OPTIONS    [Toc]    [Back]

       esc prefix escprefix
	      The Meta key sends an Escape prefix.

       meta bit metabit
	      The Meta key sets the high order bit of the character.

EXAMPLE    [Toc]    [Back]

       One might use setmetamode in an /etc/rc script 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

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

       loadkeys(1).




Console tools			  09 Oct 1997			SETMETAMODE(1)