xmodmap

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

Install

All systems
curl cmd.cat/xmodmap.sh
Debian Debian
apt-get install x11-xserver-utils
Ubuntu
apt-get install x11-xserver-utils
Arch Arch Linux
pacman -S xorg-xmodmap
image/svg+xml Kali Linux
apt-get install x11-xserver-utils
CentOS
yum install xorg-x11-server-utils
Fedora
dnf install xorg-x11-server-utils
Windows (WSL2)
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install x11-xserver-utils
Raspbian
apt-get install x11-xserver-utils
Dockerfile
dockerfile.run/xmodmap

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

  • Swap left-click and right-click 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

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