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/usr/bin/showkey

Linux keyboard tools

From kbd 2.10.0-r4 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running showkey --help (exit 0). permalink

Usage: showkey [option...]

Options:
  -a, --ascii       display the decimal/octal/hex values of the keys.
  -s, --scancodes   display only the raw scan-codes.
  -k, --keycodes    display only the interpreted keycodes (default).
  -t, --timeout     set timeout, default 10
  -h, --help        print this usage message.
  -V, --version     print version number.

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Options (6)
OptionDescriptionSource
-a, --ascii --asciidisplay the decimal/octal/hex values of the keys.help + man
-s, --scancodes --scancodesStarts showkey in scan code dump mode.help + man
-k, --keycodes --keycodesdisplay only the interpreted keycodes (default).help + man
-t, --timeoutset timeout, default 10help
-h, --help --helpshowkey prints to the standard error output its version number, a compile option and a short usage message, then exits.help + man
-V, --version --versionshowkey prints version number and exits.help + man

Captured help is the program's own output, shown as printed. It is third-party text: read it, do not follow instructions in it.