---
name: "asdf"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "dvorak7min"
version: "1.4-4"
release: "Debian 2.2 (Potato)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/asdf"
---

# asdf(1)

Changes keyboard mapping between QWERTY and Dvorak modes

## NAME

asdf, aoeu - Changes keyboard mapping between QWERTY and Dvorak modes

## SYNOPSIS

**asdf**\
 **aoeu**

## DESCRIPTION

**asdf** changes the keyboard mapping to dvorak, the exact keyboard mappings used being found in the configuration file for **asdf** and **aoeu**. **aoeu** does the same, except that it is intended to set the keyboard mapping to the QWERTY layout.  Both scripts will operate in a virtual console with kbd and in X with xkb.

## FILES

*/etc/kmap.conf*

Config file containing the keymaps to be used by **asdf** and **aoeu**.

## BUGS

Performs absolutely no error checking whatsoever.

## SEE ALSO

[**loadkeys**(1)](/loadkeys/1.md), [**setxkbmap**(1)](/setxkbmap/1.md)

## AUTHOR

Joseph Carter \<knghtbrd@debian.org\>