XKBCLI-COMPILE-COMPOSE(1) General Commands Manual XKBCLI-COMPILE-COMPOSE(1)

# [NAME](#NAME)

`xkbcli-compile-compose` — compile an X Keyboard Compose file

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

`xkbcli-compile-compose` \[`options`] \[`COMPOSE_FILE`]

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

`xkbcli-compile-compose` compile and print a Compose file based on the given options

`COMPOSE_FILE`

Path to the compose file to load, or “-” to read the standard input

[`--help`](#help)

Print help and exit

[`--verbose`](#verbose)

Enable verbose debugging output

[`--file`](#file) `FILE`

Specify a Compose file to load, or “-” to read the standard input.

DEPRECATED: add the file path without the flag.

[`--locale`](#locale) `LOCALE`

Specify the locale directly, instead of relying on the environment variables LC\_ALL, LC\_TYPE and LANG.

[`--test`](#test)

Test compilation but do not print the Compose file

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

[xkbcli(1)](/man/os/libxkbcommon/xkbcli.1), [Compose(5)](/man/os/libxkbcommon/Compose.5), [The libxkbcommon online documentation](https://xkbcommon.org)

June 4, 2024 Linux 4.19.0-gvisor

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Document: xkbcli-compile-compose(1) from libxkbcommon 1.13.2-r3 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/xkbcommon/libxkbcommon.git