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| author | Sigrid <ftrvxmtrx@gmail.com> | 2020-03-28 15:37:48 +0100 |
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| committer | Sigrid <ftrvxmtrx@gmail.com> | 2020-03-28 15:37:48 +0100 |
| commit | 90143609212ed4500409a64d26f6b12d097b13ed (patch) | |
| tree | b986f1611468db5e8cf86c8b1196b4b6b385e8c3 /sys/man/3 | |
| parent | 47e3c088c90944e49041c8b210dd7169479738da (diff) | |
kbd: add "repeat" file to set typematic repeat rate/delay on PS/2 keyboards
Diffstat (limited to 'sys/man/3')
| -rw-r--r-- | sys/man/3/kbd | 21 |
1 files changed, 18 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/sys/man/3/kbd b/sys/man/3/kbd index 3d95cb4e8..82422c7dd 100644 --- a/sys/man/3/kbd +++ b/sys/man/3/kbd @@ -7,15 +7,17 @@ kbd \- pc keyboard driver .B /dev/scancode .B /dev/leds +.B /dev/repeat .fi .SH DESCRIPTION .PP The .I kbd device serves a one-level directory containing the files -.BR scancode +.BR scancode , +.BR leds and -.BR leds . +.BR repeat . .PP Reading the .BR scancode @@ -29,14 +31,27 @@ file can be only opened once by the hostowner. .PP Writing a number to the write-only .BR leds -file changes the status leds on the keyboard. the value of the +file changes the status leds on the keyboard. The value of the number is the addition of 1, 2 and 4 representing activated Scroll, Num and Caps leds. +.PP +The +.BR repeat +file sets typematic rate and delay. The value of the number is a +bitmask where first 5 bits set the repeat rate (ranging from 0b00000 +for 30Hz to 0b11111 for 2Hz). Bits 6 and 7 set the delay before the +first repeat is activated (ranging from 0b00 for 250Hz to 0b11 for +1000Hz). .SH EXAMPLE Set the Scroll and Caps leds: .EX echo 5 >/dev/leds .EE +.PP +Enable fast repeat rate and the least delay: +.EX +echo 0 >/dev/repeat +.EE .SH "SEE ALSO" .IR kbdfs (8) .SH SOURCE |