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Commands

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-i, --short-info

Print in short-info format, including information about accept-

able keycode keywords in the keytable files; the number of

actions that can be bound to a key; a list of the ranges of

action codes (the values to the right of a key definition); and

the number of function keys that the kernel supports.

--keys-only

Print key bindings only; do not print string definitions.

-l, --long-info

Print the same information as in --short-info, plus a list of the

supported action symbols and their numeric values.

-n, --numeric

Print action code values in hexadecimal notation; do not

attempt to convert them to symbolic notation.

-S num, --shape=num

Print using num to determine table shape. Values of num are:

0 Default.

1 Same as --full-table.

2 Same as --separate-lines.

3 One line for each keycode up to the first hole, then one

line per modifier/keycode pair.

e2fsck

e2fsck [options] device

fsck.ext2 [options] device

System administration command. Checks and repairs a disk, as

does fsck, but specifically designed for ext2 (Linux Second

Extended) and ext3 (Third Extended, a journaling version of ext2)

filesystems. fsck actually uses this command when checking ext2

and ext3 filesystems. Most often used after a sudden shutdown,

such as from a power outage, or when damage to ...