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4.Dd July 12, 2005
5.Os
6.Dt kbdmux 4
7.Sh NAME
8.Nm kbdmux
9.Nd keyboard multiplexer
10.Sh SYNOPSIS
11.Cd device kbdmux
12.Sh DESCRIPTION
13The
14.Nm
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4.Dd July 12, 2005
5.Os
6.Dt kbdmux 4
7.Sh NAME
8.Nm kbdmux
9.Nd keyboard multiplexer
10.Sh SYNOPSIS
11.Cd device kbdmux
12.Sh DESCRIPTION
13The
14.Nm
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15keyboard driver provides support for basic keyboard multiplexer.
16It is built around the idea of
17.Dq super keyboard ,
18that is
| 15keyboard driver provides support for basic keyboard multiplexing.
16It is built around the idea of a
17.Dq super keyboard .
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19.Nm
| 18.Nm
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20is a keyboard that consumes input from all slave keyboards attached to it.
| 19acts as a master keyboard consuming input from all slave keyboards attached to
20it.
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21.Pp
22Slave keyboards can be attached to or detached from the
23.Nm
| 21.Pp
22Slave keyboards can be attached to or detached from the
23.Nm
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24keyboard driver with
| 24keyboard driver with the
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25.Xr kbdcontrol 1
26utility.
27.Sh SEE ALSO
28.Xr kbdcontrol 1 ,
29.Xr atkbd 4 ,
30.Xr pcvt 4 ,
31.Xr syscons 4 ,
32.Xr ukbd 4
| 25.Xr kbdcontrol 1
26utility.
27.Sh SEE ALSO
28.Xr kbdcontrol 1 ,
29.Xr atkbd 4 ,
30.Xr pcvt 4 ,
31.Xr syscons 4 ,
32.Xr ukbd 4
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33.Sh CAVEAT
| 33.Sh CAVEATS
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34The
35.Nm
36keyboard driver switches all slave keyboards into
37.Dv K_RAW
38mode.
39Thus all slave keyboards attached to the
40.Nm
41keyboard share the same state.
42The
43.Nm
44keyboard is logically equivalent to one keyboard with lots of duplicated keys.
45.Sh HISTORY
46The
47.Nm
48module was implemented in
49.Fx 6.0 .
50.Sh AUTHORS
51.An Maksim Yevmenkin Aq m_evmenkin@yahoo.com
| 34The
35.Nm
36keyboard driver switches all slave keyboards into
37.Dv K_RAW
38mode.
39Thus all slave keyboards attached to the
40.Nm
41keyboard share the same state.
42The
43.Nm
44keyboard is logically equivalent to one keyboard with lots of duplicated keys.
45.Sh HISTORY
46The
47.Nm
48module was implemented in
49.Fx 6.0 .
50.Sh AUTHORS
51.An Maksim Yevmenkin Aq m_evmenkin@yahoo.com
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