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/usr/bin/kbdrate

Linux keyboard tools

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

Usage: kbdrate [option...]

The program sets the keyboard repeat rate and delay in user mode.

Options:
  -r, --rate=NUM    set the rate in characters per second.
  -d, --delay=NUM   set the amount of time the key must remain depressed before it will start to repeat.
  -p, --print       do not set new values, but only display the current ones.
  -s, --silent      suppress all normal output.
  -V, --version     print version number.
  -h, --help        print this usage message.

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Options (6)
OptionDescriptionSource
-r, --rate NUMChange the keyboard repeat rate to NUMBER cps.help + man
-d, --delay NUMset the amount of time the key must remain depressed before it will start to repeat.help + man
-p, --printdo not set new values, but only display the current ones.help
-s, --silentsuppress all normal output.help + man
-V, --versionDisplay a version number and exit.help + man
-h, --helpprint this usage message.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.