From 636946c38399a1ffcb0211f75b58bcf719e2e289 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Antti Korpi Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2020 20:16:31 +0100 Subject: Readme: Recommend stty for disabling terminal echo Closes #3. --- readme.markdown | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/readme.markdown b/readme.markdown index 01a6f96..56113a3 100644 --- a/readme.markdown +++ b/readme.markdown @@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ Then just use your computer as usual. Interrupt signal (`C-c`) to quit. - If you want to add timestamps to each line for logging purposes, I recommend piping to the [moreutils package][4]'s `ts`. [These answers][5] feature various other tools good for the purpose. + - If you only want to see key names when you press keys in the same terminal + where `xkbcat` is running, you can temporarily disable terminal echo with + `stty -echo && xkbcat`. (`stty` is in coreutils.) ### Programs for logging other X11 events -- cgit v1.3-2-g0d8e