NAME
    setmetamode - define the keyboard meta key handling

SYNOPSIS
    setmetamode [ {meta|bit|metabit | esc|prefix|escprefix} ]

DESCRIPTION
    Without argument, setmetamode prints the current Meta key mode. With
    argument, it sets the Meta key mode as indicated. The setting before
    and after the change are reported.

    The Meta key mode is specific for each VT (and the VT corresponding to
    stdin is used). One might use setmetamode in /etc/rc to define the
    initial state of the Meta key mode, e.g. by
   INITTY=/dev/tty[1-8]
   for tty in $INITTY; do
   setmetamode escprefix < $tty
   done

OPTIONS
    esc prefix escprefix
    The Meta key sends an Escape prefix.

    meta bit metabit
    The Meta key sets the high order bit of the character.

SEE ALSO
   loadkeys(1)