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+dumpkeymap - Diagnostic dump and detailed description of .keymapping files
+Version 4
+
+Copyright (C)1999,2000 by Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com>
+Eric Sunshine, 1 December 2000
+
+OVERVIEW
+========
+This package contains the diagnostic utility dumpkeymap, as well as highly
+detailed documentation describing the internal layout of the Apple/NeXT
+.keymapping file.
+
+The dumpkeymap utility displays detailed information about each .keymapping
+file mentioned on the command-line. On Apple and NeXT platforms, if no
+.keymapping files are mentioned on the command-line, then it will instead
+dissect the key mapping currently in use by the WindowServer and AppKit.
+
+Documentation includes a thorough and detailed description of the internal
+layout of the .keymapping file, as well as an explanation of how to interpret
+the output of dumpkeymap.
+
+The complete set of documentation is available for perusal via dumpkeymap's
+manual page (dumpkeymap.1), as well as via the command-line options described
+below.
+
+ --help
+ Usage summary.
+ --help-keymapping
+ Detailed discussion of the internal format of a .keymapping file.
+ --help-output
+ Explanation of dumpkeymap's output.
+ --help-files
+ List of key mapping-related files and directories.
+ --help-diagnostics
+ Explanation of diagnostic messages.
+
+Once the manual page is been installed, documentation can also be accessed
+with the Unix `man' command:
+
+ % man dumpkeymap
+
+
+COMPILATION
+===========
+MacOS/X, Darwin
+
+ cc -Wall -o dumpkeymap dumpkeymap.c -framework IOKit
+
+MacOS/X DP4 (Developer Preview 4)
+
+ cc -Wall -o dumpkeymap dumpkeymap.c -FKernel -framework IOKit
+
+MacOS/X Server, OpenStep, NextStep
+
+ cc -Wall -o dumpkeymap dumpkeymap.c
+
+By default, dumpkeymap is configured to interface with the HID driver (Apple)
+or event-status driver (NeXT), thus allowing it to dump the key mapping which
+is currently in use by the WindowServer and AppKit. However, these facilities
+are specific to Apple/NeXT. In order to build dumpkeymap for non-Apple/NeXT
+platforms, you must define the DUMPKEYMAP_FILE_ONLY flag when compiling the
+program. This flag inhibits use of the HID and event-status drivers and
+configures dumpkeymap to work strictly with raw key mapping files.
+
+For example, to compile for Linux:
+
+ gcc -Wall -DDUMPKEYMAP_FILE_ONLY -o dumpkeymap dumpkeymap.c
+
+
+INSTALLATION
+============
+Install the dumpkeymap executable image in a location mentioned in the PATH
+environment variable. Typicall locations for executable files are:
+
+ /usr/local/bin
+ $(HOME)/bin
+
+Install the manual page, dumpkeymap.1, in the `man1' subdirectory one of the
+standard manual page locations or in any other location mentioned by the
+MANPATH environment variable.
+
+Typical locations for manual pages on most Unix platforms are:
+
+ /usr/local/man/man1
+
+Typical locations for manual pages on MacOS/X, Darwin, and MacOS/X Server are:
+
+ /usr/local/man/man1
+ /Local/Documentation/ManPages/man1
+ /Network/Documentation/ManPages/man1
+
+Typical locations for manual pages on OpenStep and NextStep are:
+
+ /usr/local/man/man1
+ /LocalLibrary/Documentation/ManPages/man1
+ /LocalDeveloper/Documentation/ManPages/man1
+
+
+CONCLUSION
+==========
+This program and its accompanying documentation were written by Eric Sunshine
+and are copyright (C)1999,2000 by Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com>.
+
+The implementation of dumpkeymap is based upon information gathered on
+September 3, 1997 by Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco.com> and Paul S.
+McCarthy <zarnuk@zarnuk.com> during an effort to reverse engineer the format
+of the NeXT .keymapping file.
+
+
+
+$XFree86: xc/programs/Xserver/hw/darwin/utils/README.txt,v 1.2 2000/12/05 21:18:34 dawes Exp $