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<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Man page of SETMETAMODE</TITLE>
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<H1>SETMETAMODE</H1>
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Section: User Commands (1)<BR>Updated: 30 Jan 1994<BR><A HREF="#index">Index</A>
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<A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html">Return to Main Contents</A><HR>
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<A NAME="lbAB"> </A>
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<H2>NAME</H2>
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setmetamode - define the keyboard meta key handling
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<A NAME="lbAC"> </A>
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<H2>SYNOPSIS</H2>
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<B>setmetamode</B>
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[
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<I>{meta|bit|metabit | esc|prefix|escprefix}</I>
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]
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<A NAME="lbAD"> </A>
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<H2>DESCRIPTION</H2>
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<P>
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Without argument,
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<B>setmetamode</B>
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prints the current Meta key mode.
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With argument, it sets the Meta key mode as indicated.
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The setting before and after the change are reported.
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<P>
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The Meta key mode is specific for each VT (and the VT
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corresponding to stdin is used).
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One might use
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<B>setmetamode</B>
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in /etc/rc to define the initial state of the Meta key mode,
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e.g. by
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<BR>
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INITTY=/dev/tty[1-8]
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<BR>
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for tty in $INITTY; do
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<BR>
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setmetamode escprefix < $tty
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<BR>
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done
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<A NAME="lbAE"> </A>
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<H2>OPTIONS</H2>
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<DL COMPACT>
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<DT id="1">esc prefix escprefix<DD>
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The Meta key sends an Escape prefix.
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<DT id="2">meta bit metabit<DD>
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The Meta key sets the high order bit of the character.
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</DL>
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<A NAME="lbAF"> </A>
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<H2>SEE ALSO</H2>
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<B><A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html?1+loadkeys">loadkeys</A></B>(1)
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<P>
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<P>
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<HR>
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<A NAME="index"> </A><H2>Index</H2>
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<DL>
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<DT id="3"><A HREF="#lbAB">NAME</A><DD>
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<DT id="4"><A HREF="#lbAC">SYNOPSIS</A><DD>
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<DT id="5"><A HREF="#lbAD">DESCRIPTION</A><DD>
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<DT id="6"><A HREF="#lbAE">OPTIONS</A><DD>
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<DT id="7"><A HREF="#lbAF">SEE ALSO</A><DD>
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</DL>
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<HR>
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This document was created by
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<A HREF="/cgi-bin/man/man2html">man2html</A>,
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using the manual pages.<BR>
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Time: 00:05:27 GMT, March 31, 2021
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