


KBDRATE(8)	  Linux Programmer's Manual	  KBDRATE(8)


NNAAMMEE
       kdbrate - reset the keyboard repeat rate and delay time

SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
       kkbbddrraattee [[ --ss ]] [[ --rr rate ]] [[ --dd delay ]]

DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
       kkbbddrraattee is used to change the IBM keyboard repeat rate and
       delay time.  The delay is the amount of time  that  a  key
       must be depressed before it will start to repeat.

       Using  kkbbddrraattee  without any options will reset the rate to
       10.9 characters per second (cps) and the delay to 250 mil-
       liseconds (mS).	These are the IBM defaults.

OOPPTTIIOONNSS
       --ss     Silent.  No messages are printed.

       --rr _r_a_t_e
	      Change  the  keyboard repeat rate to _r_a_t_e cps.  The
	      allowable range is from 2.0 to 30.0 cps.	Only cer-
	      tain, specific values are possible, and the program
	      will select the nearest possible value to	the  one
	      specified.  The possible values are given, in char-
	      acters per second, as follows: 2.0, 2.1, 2.3,  2.5,
	      2.7,  3.0,  3.3, 3.7, 4.0, 4.3, 4.6, 5.0, 5.5, 6.0,
	      6.7, 7.5, 8.0, 9.2, 10.0, 10.9, 12.0,  13.3,  15.0,
	      16.0, 17.1, 18.5, 20.0, 21.8, 24.0, 26.7, 30.0.

       --dd _d_e_l_a_y
	      Change the delay to _d_e_l_a_y milliseconds.  The allow-
	      able range is from 250 to 1000  mS,  but	the  only
	      possible	values	(based	on hardware restrictions)
	      are: 250mS, 500mS, 750mS, and 1000mS.

FFIILLEESS
       _/_e_t_c_/_r_c_._l_o_c_a_l
       _/_d_e_v_/_p_o_r_t

AAUUTTHHOORR
       Rik Faith (faith@cs.unc.edu)
















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