The setxkbmap command
maps the keyboard to use the layout determined by the options specified
on the command line.
An XKB keymap is constructed from a number of components
which are compiled only as needed. The source for all of the components
can be found in <XRoot>/lib/X11/xkb.
Prints a message describing
the valid input to setxkbmap.
-compat name
Specifies the name of the compatibility
map component used to construct a keyboard layout.
-config file
Specifies
the name of an XKB configuration file which describes the keyboard to be
used.
-display display
Specifies the display to be updated with the new keyboard
layout.
-geometry name
Specifies the name of the geometry component used
to construct a keyboard layout.
-keymap name
Specifies the name of the keymap
description used to construct a keyboard layout.
-layout name
Specifies the
name of the layout used to determine the components which make up the keyboard
description. Only one layout may be specified on the command line.
-model
name
Specifies the name of the keyboard model used to determine the components
which make up the keyboard description. Only one model may be specified
on the command line.
-option name
Specifies the name of an option to determine
the components which make up the keyboard description; multiple options
may be specified, one per -option flag.
-rules file
Specifies the name of
the rules file used to resolve the request layout and model to a set of
component names.
-symbols name
Specifies the name of the symbols component
used to construct a keyboard layout.
-synch
Force synchronization for X requests.
-types name
Specifies the name of the types component used to construct
a keyboard layout.
-variant name
Specifies which variant of the keyboard
layout should be used to determine the components which make up the keyboard
description. Only one variant may be specified on the command line.