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  1. .TH KBIN 3
  2. .SH NAME
  3. kbin \- external keyboard input
  4. .SH SYNOPSIS
  5. .nf
  6. .B bind -a #j /dev
  7. .sp 0.3v
  8. .B /dev/kbin
  9. .fi
  10. .SH DESCRIPTION
  11. The
  12. .I kbin
  13. device is a PC driver that
  14. serves a one-level directory containing a single file,
  15. .BR kbin ,
  16. which can be used to send
  17. keyboard scan codes to the kernel.
  18. .PP
  19. .I Kbin
  20. is necessary for
  21. .IR usb (4)
  22. drivers that handle keyboards.
  23. Keyboard input
  24. is processed as described in
  25. .IR cons (3).
  26. The scan codes correspond to the PC keyboard used by the
  27. .IR cons (3)
  28. driver and can be translated by the
  29. .IR kbmap (3)
  30. device.
  31. .SH "SEE ALSO"
  32. .IR cons (3),
  33. .IR kbmap (3),
  34. .IR keyboard (6)
  35. .SH SOURCE
  36. .B /sys/src/9/pc/devkbin.c