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36 lines
654 B
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.TH KBIN 3
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.SH NAME
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kbin \- external keyboard input
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.nf
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.B bind -a #Ι /dev
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.sp 0.3v
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.B /dev/kbin
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.fi
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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The
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.I kbin
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device is a PC driver that
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serves a one-level directory containing a single file,
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.BR kbin ,
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which can be used to send
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keyboard scan codes to the kernel.
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.PP
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.I Kbin
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is necessary for
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.IR usb (4)
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drivers that handle keyboards.
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Keyboard input
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is processed as described in
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.IR cons (3).
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The scan codes correspond to the PC keyboard used by the
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.IR cons (3)
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driver and can be translated by the
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.IR kbmap (3)
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device.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.IR cons (3),
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.IR kbmap (3),
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.IR keyboard (6)
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.SH SOURCE
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.B /sys/src/9/pc/devkbin.c
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