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# Console-tools

## Contents

The Console-tools package contains the charset, chvt, consolechars, deallocvt, dumpkeys, fgconsole, fix_bs_and_del, font2psf, getkeycodes, kbd_mode, loadkeys, loadunimap, mapscrn, mk_modmap, openvt, psfaddtable, psfgettable, psfstriptable, resizecons, saveunimap, screendump, setfont, setkeycodes, setleds, setmetamode, setvesablank, showcfont, showkey, splitfont, unicode_start, unicode_stop, vcstime, vt-is-URF8, writevt

## Description

### charset

charset sets an ACM for use in one of the G0/G1 charsets slots.

### chvt

chvt changes foreground virtual terminal.

### codepage

No description available.

### consolechars

consolechars loads EGA/VGA console screen fonts, screen font maps and/or application-charset maps.

### deallocvt

deallocvt deallocates unused virtual terminals.

### dumpkeys

dumpkeys dumps keyboard translation tables.

### fgconsole

fgconsole prints the number of the active virtual terminal.

### fix_bs_and_del

No description available.

### font2psf

No description available.

### getkeycodes

getkeycodes prints the kernel scancode-to-keycode mapping table.

### kbd_mode

kbd_mode reports or sets the keyboard mode.

### loadkeys

loadkeys loads keyboard translation tables.

### loadunimap

No description available.

### mapscrn

No description available.

### mk_modmap

No description available.

### openvt

openvt starts a program on a new virtual terminal.

### psfaddtable

psfaddtable adds a Unicode character table to a console font.

### psfgettable

psfgettable extracts the embedded Unicode character table from a console font.

### psfstriptable

psfstriptable removes the embedded Unicode character table from a console font.

### resizecons

resizecons changes the kernel idea of the console size.

### saveunimap

No description available.

### screendump

No description available.

### setfont

No description available.

### setkeycodes

setkeycodes loads kernel scancode-to-keycode mapping table entries.

### setleds

setleds sets the keyboard leds.

### setmetamode

setmetamode defines the keyboard meta key handling.

### setvesablank

No description available.

### showcfont

showcfont displays all character in the current screenfont.

### showkey

showkey examines the scancodes and keycodes sent by the keyboard.

### splitfont

No description available.

### unicode_start

unicode_start puts the console in Unicode mode.

### unicode_stop

No description available.

### vcstime

No description available.

### vt-is-UTF8

vt-is-UTF8 checks whether the current virtual terminal is in UTF8- or byte-mode.

### writevt

No description available.

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