KEYMAP

zh-CN:KEYMAP 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

1. cd to /usr/share/kbd/keymaps/i386/qwerty
2. Copy your default keymap (us.map.gz) to a new file personal.map.gz
3. gunzip the new map file
4. Edit personal.map using your favorite editor. Examples:
   • Make the Right Alt key same as Left Alt key (Emacs)
     change the line include "linux-with-alt-and-altgr" to include "linux-with-two-alt-keys"
   • Swap CapsLock with Escape (Vim)
     make keycode 1 = Caps_Lock and keycode 58 = Escape
   • Make CapsLock another Control key
     change the line keycode 58 = Caps_Lock to keycode 58 = Control
   • Swap CapsLock with Left Control key
     make keycode 29 = Caps_Lock and keycode 58 = Control
5. gzip the map file
6. 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 says KEYMAP=us to KEYMAP=personal
7. Reboot to use your keymap the way nature intended (or run "loadkeys personal")