September 2009
Beginner
942 pages
85h 34m
English
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Name
setmetamode
Synopsis
setmetamode [options]Display or set Meta key handling for the current virtual terminal. With no option, print the current Meta key mode. Otherwise, set the mode and display the setting before and after the change.
Options
- esc, prefix, escprefix
Set the Meta key to send an escape sequence.
- meta, bit, metabit
Set the Meta key to set the high-order bit of the character.