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A script for toggling the alt/win keyboard swap in GNOME settings.
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switchkb
#!/usr/bin/env bash
OLD_KBOPTS=`gsettings get org.gnome.libgnomekbd.keyboard options`
TOGGLE_OP="altwin\taltwin:swap_alt_win"
if [[ $OLD_KBOPTS == *"$TOGGLE_OP"* ]]
then
OP="-"
echo "Unswapping alt and win..."
else
OP="+"
echo "Swapping alt and win..."
fi
NEW_KBOPTS=`echo $OLD_KBOPTS | sed "s/'/\"/g" | jq ". |= .$OP[\"$TOGGLE_OP\"]" | sed "s/\"/'/g"`
gsettings set org.gnome.libgnomekbd.keyboard options "$NEW_KBOPTS"
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