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     SCANCODE(6)                                           SCANCODE(6)

     NAME
          scancode - known formats of scan codes

     DESCRIPTION
          The scancode interface of cons(3) provides access to scan
          codes of the primary keyboard. There are as many scan code
          formats as keyboards. Here are some common ones.

     Microsoft Windows™ Virtual Key
          The identifier is emu_win32vk, and each scan code is encoded
          in the two byte format specified in cons(3). This format is
          used by the Microsoft Windows™ implementation of emu(1E),
          and each scan code is a Virtual Key. See the appropriate
          Microsoft documentation for the meaning of the codes.

     X11
          The identifier is emu_x11, and each scan code is encoded in
          the single byte format specified in cons(3). This format is
          used by the various Unix/X11 implementations of emu(1E), and
          each scan code is an X11 keycode. See the appropriate X11
          documentation for the meaning of the codes.

     SEE ALSO
          cons(3)

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