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 keyd $ keyd.rvaiya -h usage: keyd [-v] [-h] [command] []  Commands:     monitor [-t]                   Print key events in real time.     list-keys                      Print a list of valid key names.     reload..."

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Created page with "Set up a new (old) computer with ubuntu. This time I installed keyd from apt: sudo apt install keyd Weirdly it's named keyd.rvaiya probably due to a name collision: sudo keyd.rvaiya reload Weirdly the commands are different: <pre> keyd $ keyd.rvaiya -h usage: keyd [-v] [-h] [command] [<args>] Commands: monitor [-t] Print key events in real time. list-keys Print a list of valid key names. reload..."

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Set up a new (old) computer with ubuntu.

This time I installed keyd from apt:

sudo apt install keyd

Weirdly it's named keyd.rvaiya probably due to a name collision:

sudo keyd.rvaiya reload

Weirdly the commands are different:

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keyd $ keyd.rvaiya -h
usage: keyd [-v] [-h] [command] [<args>]

Commands:
monitor [-t] Print key events in real time.
list-keys Print a list of valid key names.
reload Trigger a reload .
listen Print layer state changes of the running keyd daemon to stdout.
bind <binding> [<binding>...] Add the supplied bindings to all loaded configs.
Options:
-v, --version Print the current version and exit.
-h, --help Print help and exit.
keyd $ ./bin/keyd -h
usage: keyd [-v] [-h] [command] [<args>]

Commands:
monitor [-t] Print key events in real time.
check [<config file>...] Check the supplied config files for errors. If no files are supplied, all .conf files in the config directory will be checked.
list-keys Print a list of valid key names.
reload Trigger a reload .
listen Print layer state changes of the running keyd daemon to stdout.
bind <binding> [<binding>...] Add the supplied bindings to all loaded configs.
Options:
-v, --version Print the current version and exit.
-h, --help Print help and exit.
keyd $ ./bin/keyd -v
keyd v2.5.0 (30434c9)
keyd $ keyd.rvaiya -v
keyd v2.5.0 ()
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