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Linux: map capslock to escape
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map capslock to escape
global setting - edit ~/.Xmodmap and put the following in it:
!! No Caps Lock
clear lock
!! Make Caps_lock an escape key.
keycode 0x42 = Escape
without global setting:
enable during current session:
xmodmap -e "clear lock"
xmodmap -e "keycode 0x42 = Escape"
disable during current session:
xmodmap -e "keycode 0x42 = Caps_Lock"
xmodmap -e "add lock = Caps_Lock"
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