XKBCLI(1) General Commands Manual XKBCLI(1)

# [NAME](#NAME)

`xkbcli` — tool to interact with X Keyboard keymaps

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

`xkbcli` `command` \[arguments]

`xkbcli` \[`--help` | `--version`]

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

`xkbcli` is a commandline tool to query, compile and test XKB keymaps, layouts and other elements.

[`--help`](#help)

Print help and exit

[`--version`](#version)

Print the version and exit

## [COMMANDS](#COMMANDS)

[`info`](#info)

Print information about libxkbcommon configuration

[`compile-keymap`](#compile)

Compile an XKB keymap, see [xkbcli-compile-keymap(1)](/man/os/libxkbcommon/xkbcli-compile-keymap.1)

[`compile-compose`](#compile~2)

Compile a compose file, see [xkbcli-compile-compose(1)](/man/os/libxkbcommon/xkbcli-compile-compose.1)

[`how-to-type`](#how)

Show how to type a given Unicode codepoint, see [xkbcli-how-to-type(1)](/man/os/libxkbcommon/xkbcli-how-to-type.1)

[`interactive`](#interactive)

Interactive debugger for XKB keymaps that automatically select from the following backends, if available: Wayland, X11 and evdev. See the corresponding entries hereinafter.

`interactive-evdev`

Interactive debugger for XKB keymaps for evdev, see [xkbcli-interactive-evdev(1)](/man/os/libxkbcommon/xkbcli-interactive-evdev.1)

`interactive-wayland`

Interactive debugger for XKB keymaps for Wayland, see [xkbcli-interactive-wayland(1)](/man/os/libxkbcommon/xkbcli-interactive-wayland.1)

`interactive-x11`

Interactive debugger for XKB keymaps for X11, see [xkbcli-interactive-x11(1)](/man/os/libxkbcommon/xkbcli-interactive-x11.1)

[`dump-keymap`](#dump)

Dump an XKB keymap from a Wayland or X11 compositor, see the corresponding entries hereinafter.

[`dump-keymap-wayland`](#dump~2)

Dump an XKB keymap from a Wayland compositor, see [xkbcli-dump-keymap-wayland(1)](/man/os/libxkbcommon/xkbcli-dump-keymap-wayland.1)

[`dump-keymap-x11`](#dump~3)

Dump an XKB keymap from an X server, see [xkbcli-dump-keymap-x11(1)](/man/os/libxkbcommon/xkbcli-dump-keymap-x11.1)

[`list`](#list)

List available layouts and more, see [xkbcli-list(1)](/man/os/libxkbcommon/xkbcli-list.1)

Note that not all tools may be available on your system.

# [EXIT STATUS](#EXIT_STATUS)

0

exited successfully

1

an error occured

2

program was called with invalid arguments

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

[The libxkbcommon online documentation](https://xkbcommon.org)

June 4, 2024 Linux 4.19.0-gvisor

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Document: xkbcli(1) from libxkbcommon 1.13.2-r4 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/xkbcommon/libxkbcommon.git