SETMETAMODE(1)

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.

SEE ALSO
loadkeys(1), kbdinfo(1)