---
name: "xkbcli-list"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libxkbcommon"
version: "1.13.2-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/xkbcli-list"
---

# xkbcli-list(1)

list available X Keyboard models, layouts, variants and options

## NAME

**xkbcli-list** – list available X Keyboard models, layouts, variants and options

## SYNOPSIS

**xkbcli-list** \[*/path/to/xkbbase* \[*/path/to/xkbbase*\] ...\]

## DESCRIPTION

List available model, layout, variant and option (MLVO) values from the XKB registry. The output is in YAML 1.2 format.

Positional arguments are treated as XKB base directory installations.

- **--help**

  Print help and exit

- **--verbose**

  Increase verbosity, use multiple times for debugging output

- **--ruleset** *name*

  Load the ruleset with the given name

- **--skip-default-paths**

  Do not load the default XKB include paths

- **--load-exotic**

  Load exotic (extra) layouts

## SEE ALSO

[xkbcli(1)](/xkbcli/1.md), *The libxkbcommon online documentation:* **https://xkbcommon.org**