Xmodmap

(or how I hate Caps Lock)

The caps lock key belongs on the back of the monitor,
In a safe,
At the bottom of the ocean...

On venus.

				P-Pomes, Nov 1993

xmodmap will allow you to remap your keyboard any way you'd like.
In my .xsession I have:

xmodmap $HOME/.xmodmap

where my .xmodmap file has:

!
! Swap Caps_Lock and Control_L
!
remove Lock = Caps_Lock
remove Control = Control_L
keysym Control_L = Caps_Lock
keysym Caps_Lock = Control_L
add Lock = Caps_Lock
add Control = Control_L

another example. makes alt key into meta (for you emacs hosers)

! make alt keys send meta
keysym Alt_L = Meta_L
keysym Alt_R = Meta_R

Makes the backspace key (^H) into delete (^?)

! make backspace send delete
keycode 23 = Delete

See the xmodmap man page for more details and examples.

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