3 # Purpose: switch caps to control key and vice versa for linux console and X
4 # Authors: grml-team (grml.org), (c) Matthias Kopfermann <maddi@grml.org>
5 # Bug-Reports: see http://grml.org/bugs/
6 # License: This file is licensed under the GPL v2.
7 ################################################################################
9 if . /etc/grml/script-functions ; then
10 check4progs xmodmap loadkeys dumpkeys || exit 1
12 . /etc/grml/lsb-functions || ( alias einfo=echo ; alias eerror=echo; alias eend=echo )
16 if [[ -z $DISPLAY ]] ; then # test if X is not running when calling us
17 if [ $(id -u) != 0 ] ; then # test if user root did invoke this command
18 eerror "As of Linux 2.6.15 you need root permissions for changing"
19 eerror "the keyboard on console using loadkeys for security reasons."
20 eerror "Run this program with root permissions. Exiting." ; eend 1
23 dumpkeys | grep -q '^keycode 58 = Caps_Lock' && \
24 ( einfo "caps-ctrl - switching caps lock and control key."
27 keycode 58 = $(repeat 15 echo -n 'Control ')
28 keycode 29 = $(repeat 7 echo -n 'Caps_Lock ')
33 einfo "caps-ctrl - switching caps lock and control key."
36 keycode 58 = $(repeat 15 echo -n 'Caps_Lock ')
37 keycode 29 = $(repeat 7 echo -n 'Control ')
42 else # running under X
44 einfo "caps-ctrl - switching caps lock and control key."
45 einfo "If you notice errors, please make sure the xmodmap you have is right"
46 einfo "or use e.g. \"setxkbmap us\" beforehand."
47 xmodmap -pke | grep 'Caps_Lock' > /dev/null || (
49 keycode 66 = Caps_Lock
54 remove Lock = Caps_Lock
55 remove Control = Control_L
56 !remove Control = Control_R
58 keysym Control_L = Caps_Lock
59 keysym Caps_Lock = Control_L
60 !keysym Control_R = Caps_Lock
61 !keysym Caps_Lock = Control_R
64 add Control = Control_L
65 !add Control = Control_R
69 fi # end of test if X or console is used
71 ## END OF FILE #################################################################