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                                    KEYB
 
Starts the Keyb program, which configures a keyboard for a specific
language.
 
Use Keyb to configure a keyboard for a language other than United States
English. For an introduction to the Keyb program, see the chapter
"Customizing for International Use" in the MS-DOS User's Guide.
 
Syntax
 
At the command prompt, use the following syntax:
 
    KEYB [xx[,[yyy][,[drive:][path]filename]]] [/E] [/ID:nnn]
 
In your CONFIG.SYS file, use the following syntax:
 
    INSTALL=[[dos-drive:]dos-path]KEYB.COM
    [xx[,[yyy][,[drive:][path]filename]]] [/E] [/ID:nnn]
 
Parameters
 
xx
    Specifies the code for a keyboard layout. See the table at the end of
    this topic for a list of valid values for this parameter.
 
yyy
    Specifies the character set (code page). See the table at the end of
    this topic for a list of valid values for this parameter. If this value
    is not specified, KEYB uses the current character set.
 
[drive:][path]filename
    Specifies the location and name of the keyboard definition file. The
    default filename is KEYBOARD.SYS. If KEYBOARD.SYS is in a directory
    included in the path, you do not have to specify these parameters.
    (MS-DOS 6.22 includes two keyboard definition files: KEYBOARD.SYS, the
    default file, and KEYBRD2.SYS, which provides support for keyboards not
    included in KEYBOARD.SYS. For information about using KEYBRD2.SYS, see
    the COUNTRY.TXT file.)
 
[dos-drive:]dos-path
    Specifies the location of the KEYB.COM file.
 
Switches
 
/E
    Specifies that an enhanced keyboard is installed. Use this switch if you
    are using an enhanced keyboard with an 8086 computer.
 
/ID:nnn
    Specifies the keyboard in use. This switch is valid only for countries
    that have more than one keyboard layout for the same language (France,
    Italy, and the United Kingdom). See the following table for a list of
    valid values for nnn.
 
Values for xx, yyy, and nnn
 
The following table shows the valid values for xx, yyy, and nnn for each
country or language supported by KEYBOARD.SYS:
 
Country or         Keyboard layout    Character set      Keyboard
language           (xx value)         (yyy value)        identification
                                                         (ID:nnn value)
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Belgium            be                 850, 437
 
Brazil             br                 850, 437
 
Canadian-French    cf                 850, 863
 
Czechoslovakia     cz                 852, 850
(Czech)
 
Czechoslovakia     sl                 852, 850
(Slovak)
 
Denmark            dk                 850, 865
 
Finland            su                 850, 437
 
France             fr                 850, 437           120, 189
 
Germany            gr                 850, 437
 
Hungary            hu                 852, 850
 
Italy              it                 850, 437           141, 142
 
Latin America      la                 850, 437
 
Netherlands        nl                 850, 437
 
Norway             no                 850, 865
 
Poland             pl                 852, 850
 
Portugal           po                 850, 860
 
Spain              sp                 850, 437
 
Sweden             sv                 850, 437
 
Switzerland        sf                 850, 437
(French)
 
Switzerland        sg                 850, 437
(German)
 
United Kingdom     uk                 850, 437           166, 168
 
United States      us                 850, 437
 
Yugoslavia         yu                 852, 850
 
This list includes only keyboards supported by the KEYBOARD.SYS file. For a
list of keyboards supported by the KEYBRD2.SYS file, see the COUNTRY.TXT
file.
 
Related Command
 
For information about using active and prepared character sets, see the
<CHCP> command.
 
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