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* document that 'kbdcontrol -k' needs stdin to be the console.

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* add an example of how to switch the console keyboard to a USB keyboard.

PR:		18520
Submitted by:	n_hibma
Reviewed by:	sheldonh
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Ben Smithurst 2000-07-19 19:13:55 +00:00
parent 91e06c00a3
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Notes: svn2git 2020-12-20 02:59:44 +00:00 
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@ -118,6 +118,14 @@ You need to use the
option below to associate a keyboard with the console again.
.It Fl k Ar keyboard_device
Use the specified device as the console keyboard.
When using this option, the standard input of the
.Nm
process should be redirected from
.Pa /dev/console
if you are not working on the system console
(see the
.Sx EXAMPLES
section).
.It Fl L Ar keymap_file
Load keyboard map file from
.Ar keymap_file
@ -188,6 +196,17 @@ run the following command.
.Pp
.Dl kbdcontrol -b quiet.visual
.Pp
To change the default console keyboard to the another keyboard,
for example the first USB keyboard (see
.Xr ukbd 4 ) ,
use the following commands.
.Pp
.Dl kbdcontrol -k /dev/kbd1 < /dev/console
.Pp
To switch back to the default keyboard, use this command.
.Pp
.Dl kbdcontrol -k /dev/kbd0
.Pp
.Sh BUGS
Report when found.
.Sh SEE ALSO