Detach the keyboard, specified by the keyboard device name, from the keyboard multiplexer. When using this option, the standard input of the kbdcontrol process should be redirected from the keyboard multiplexer keyboard device (if the keyboard multiplexer is not the active keyboard) or /dev/console (if the keyboard multiplexer is the active keyboard and you are not working on the system console).
-a name
Attach the keyboard, specified by the keyboard device name, to the keyboard multiplexer. When using this option, the standard input of the kbdcontrol process should be redirected from the keyboard multiplexer keyboard device (if the keyboard multiplexer is not the active keyboard) or /dev/console (if the keyboard multiplexer is the active keyboard and you are not working on the system console).
-b -Xo
duration. pitch | belltype
Set the bell duration in milliseconds and pitch in hertz. If a belltype argument is specified, it may be one of normal which sets sound parameters back to normal values, off which disables the bell entirely, or visual which sets the bell to visual mode, i.e., flashes the screen instead. If belltype is preceded by the word quiet., the bell will not be rung when the ringing process is in the background vty.
-r -Xo
delay. repeat | speed
Set keyboard delay (250, 500, 750, 1000) and repeat (34, 38, 42, 46, 50, 55, 59, 63, 68, 76, 84, 92, 100, 110, 118, 126, 136, 152, 168, 184, 200, 220, 236, 252, 272, 304, 336, 368, 400, 440, 472, 504) rates, or if a speed argument is specified, it may be one of slow (1000.504), fast (250.34) or normal (500.126).
-l keymap_file
Install keyboard map file from keymap_file. You may load the keyboard map file from a menu-driven command, kbdmap(1).
-d
Dump the current keyboard map onto stdout. The output may be redirected to a file and can be loaded back to the kernel later by the -l option above.
-f # string
Set function key number # to send string. Refer to the man page for the keyboard driver (e.g. atkbd(4)) for available function keys and their numbers.
-F
Set function keys back to the standard definitions.
-x
Use hexadecimal numbers in keyboard map dump.
-i
Print brief information about the keyboard.
-K
Disconnect the keyboard from the console. You need to use the -k option below to associate a keyboard with the console again.
-k keyboard_device
Use the specified device as the console keyboard. When using this option, the standard input of the kbdcontrol process should be redirected from /dev/console if you are not working on the system console (see the EXAMPLES section).
-L keymap_file
Load keyboard map file from keymap_file and write the "struct keymap" compiled from it to stdout. This option is primarily intended for programmers and is probably of little use under normal circumstances.
