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xmodmap — Utility for modifying keymaps and pointer button mappings in X. More information: <https://manned.or

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Problem

How to use the xmodmap command: Utility for modifying keymaps and pointer button mappings in X. More information: <https://manned.org/xmodmap>.

Solution

xmodmap — Utility for modifying keymaps and pointer button mappings in X. More information: <https://manned.org/xmodmap>.

Swap <LeftClick> and <RightCLick> on the pointer:

xmodmap -e 'pointer = 3 2 1'

Reassign a key on the keyboard to another key:

xmodmap -e 'keycode {{keycode}} = {{keyname}}'

Disable a key on the keyboard:

xmodmap -e 'keycode {{keycode}} ='

Execute all xmodmap expressions in the specified file:

xmodmap {{path/to/file}}

Code Snippets

Swap `<LeftClick>` and `<RightCLick>` on the pointer

xmodmap -e 'pointer = 3 2 1'

Reassign a key on the keyboard to another key

xmodmap -e 'keycode {{keycode}} = {{keyname}}'

Disable a key on the keyboard

xmodmap -e 'keycode {{keycode}} ='

Execute all xmodmap expressions in the specified file

xmodmap {{path/to/file}}

Context

tldr-pages: linux/xmodmap

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