linux keyboard mapping for 60% , emacs / vim friendly

kbd-swap.sh

#!/bin/bash
# 60% keyboard setup
# the most crucial part is running an empty -option which clears the config. enjoy!

# remap caps key as escape
# remap escape key to give you your backticks again

function code_keys () {
    setxkbmap -option
    setxkbmap -option ",caps:escape"
    xmodmap -e "keycode 9 = grave asciitilde grave asciitilde"
}

# reset escape key to normal 
# make caps control (to aviod exiting a game unintentionally and having capslock do strange things)

function game_keys () {
    setxkbmap -option
    setxkbmap -option ",ctrl:nocaps"
    xmodmap -e "keycode 9 = Escape Escape Escape Escape"
}