NAME

       setmetamode - define the keyboard meta key handling

SYNOPSIS

       setmetamode [ options ] [ argument ]

DESCRIPTION

       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

       esc, prefix, escprefix
              The Meta key sends an Escape prefix.

       meta, bit, metabit
              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.

AUTHORS

       Andries Brouwer <aeb@cwi.nl>

SEE ALSO

       loadkeys(1), kbdinfo(1)

kbd                                                30 Jan 1994                                    SETMETAMODE(1)