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The KEYMAP variable is specified in the /etc/vconsole.conf
file. It defines what keymap the keyboard is in the virtual consoles. Keytable files are provided by the kbd package.
Keyboard layouts
This is the list of known keymap settings to work for the corresponding keyboard layouts. Most keymaps can be found in the /usr/share/kbd/keymaps/i386/layout
(layout=qwerty, azerty, dvorak, etc.) directory.
Less common but nonetheless useful keymaps for Arch Linux are found in the /usr/share/kbd/keymaps/architecture
(architecture=mac, sun, etc.) directory.
Note: In an X session, you can use setxkbmap to instantly apply keyboard layout:
setxkbmap -layout dvorak
Note: If these keymaps do not work for you, make sure the keymap file exists in
/usr/share/kbd/keymaps/
using find
: find /usr/share/kbd/keymaps/ -name "*[your desired keymap]*"
Keyboard | Keymap setting |
---|---|
Belgian | KEYMAP=be-latin1
|
Brazilian Portuguese | KEYMAP=br-abnt2
|
Canadian-French | KEYMAP=cf
|
Canadian Multilingual (in AUR) | KEYMAP=ca_multi
|
Colemak (US) | KEYMAP=colemak
|
Croatian | KEYMAP=croat
|
Czech | KEYMAP=cz-lat2
|
Dvorak | KEYMAP=dvorak
|
Finnish | KEYMAP=fi-latin1
|
French | KEYMAP=fr-latin1
|
German | KEYMAP=de-latin1
|
German (no dead keys) | KEYMAP=de-latin1-nodeadkeys
|
Greek | KEYMAP=gr
|
Italian | KEYMAP=it
|
Lithuanian (qwerty) | KEYMAP=lt.baltic
|
Norwegian | KEYMAP=no-latin1
|
Polish | KEYMAP=pl
|
Portuguese | KEYMAP=pt-latin9
|
Romanian | KEYMAP=ro_win
|
Russian | KEYMAP=ru4
|
Singapore | KEYMAP=sg-latin1
|
Slovene | KEYMAP=slovene
|
Swedish | KEYMAP=sv-latin1
|
Swiss-French | KEYMAP=fr_CH-latin1
|
Swiss-German | KEYMAP=de_CH-latin1
|
Spanish | KEYMAP=es
|
Spanish Dvorak | KEYMAP=dvorak-es
|
Spanish Latinoamerican | KEYMAP=la-latin1
|
Turkish | KEYMAP=tr_q-latin5
|
Ukrainian | KEYMAP=ua
|
United Kingdom | KEYMAP=uk
|
Configuring the Console Keymap
cd
to/usr/share/kbd/keymaps/i386/qwerty
- Copy your default keymap (
us.map.gz
) to a new filepersonal.map.gz
gunzip
the new map file- Edit
personal.map
using your favorite editor. Examples:- Make the Right Alt key same as Left Alt key (Emacs)
change the lineinclude "linux-with-alt-and-altgr"
toinclude "linux-with-two-alt-keys"
- Swap CapsLock with Escape (Vim)
makekeycode 1 = Caps_Lock
andkeycode 58 = Escape
- Make CapsLock another Control key
change the linekeycode 58 = Caps_Lock
tokeycode 58 = Control
- Swap CapsLock with Left Control key
makekeycode 29 = Caps_Lock
andkeycode 58 = Control
- Make the Right Alt key same as Left Alt key (Emacs)
gzip
the map file- Change the default keyboard layout file that will be used by editing
/etc/vconsole.conf
(you might have to create this file) and changing the line that saysKEYMAP=us
toKEYMAP=personal
- Reboot to use your keymap the way nature intended (or run "loadkeys personal")