How to disable keys from the keyboard?

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I have a laptop with a full keyboard (it has numpad), but the laptop is not that big, and because of that the keys are relatively small, which means I am constantly finding myself pressing keys accidentally on the numpad part.

Is there a way to disable specific keys that I simply don't want?

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Is there a way to disable specific keys that I simply don't want?

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Is there a way to disable specific keys that I simply don't want?

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Is there a way to disable specific keys that I simply don't want?

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I have the Menu key very close to the Ctrl and left-arrow keys.

xmodmap -e 'keycode 135 = 0x0000'

To get a first impression what keycodes are mapped to which keys, just type:

xmodmap -pke

which gives you a list of all mappings. For example, the line

keycode 57 = n N

means that the keycode 57 is mapped to a lowercase "n" if no extra key is pressed, and an uppercase "N" if Shift is held.

Some references to get around with things.

xev will let you identify the keycode for your key of interest.

Look at its man page, This is a good quick reference too,
Mediakeys with .Xmodmap HOWTO

ArchWiki has a good description for xmodmap

edited Aug 22 '16 at 14:58

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what can I do to disable '/' key?
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Example to disable/enable backspace:

# Disable
$ xmodmap -e 'keycode 22 = '

# Enable
$ xmodmap -e 'keycode 22 = BackSpace'

where 22 needs to be replaced by the output of xev while pressing backspace.

answered Mar 8 '17 at 8:50

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Great, thanks. I'm always hitting "Insert" by mistake when I hit the End key, and I just remapped Insert to the End function :)
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I have the Menu key very close to the Ctrl and left-arrow keys.

xmodmap -e 'keycode 135 = 0x0000'

To get a first impression what keycodes are mapped to which keys, just type:

xmodmap -pke

which gives you a list of all mappings. For example, the line

keycode 57 = n N

means that the keycode 57 is mapped to a lowercase "n" if no extra key is pressed, and an uppercase "N" if Shift is held.

Some references to get around with things.

xev will let you identify the keycode for your key of interest.

Look at its man page, This is a good quick reference too,
Mediakeys with .Xmodmap HOWTO

ArchWiki has a good description for xmodmap

edited Aug 22 '16 at 14:58

karel

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answered Jul 25 '11 at 7:34

nik

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what can I do to disable '/' key?
â€“Â shravan
Jul 19 '15 at 7:06

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up vote
10
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accepted

I have the Menu key very close to the Ctrl and left-arrow keys.

xmodmap -e 'keycode 135 = 0x0000'

To get a first impression what keycodes are mapped to which keys, just type:

xmodmap -pke

which gives you a list of all mappings. For example, the line

keycode 57 = n N

means that the keycode 57 is mapped to a lowercase "n" if no extra key is pressed, and an uppercase "N" if Shift is held.

Some references to get around with things.

xev will let you identify the keycode for your key of interest.

Look at its man page, This is a good quick reference too,
Mediakeys with .Xmodmap HOWTO

ArchWiki has a good description for xmodmap

edited Aug 22 '16 at 14:58

karel

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answered Jul 25 '11 at 7:34

nik

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what can I do to disable '/' key?
â€“Â shravan
Jul 19 '15 at 7:06

add a commentÂ |Â

up vote
10
down vote

accepted

I have the Menu key very close to the Ctrl and left-arrow keys.

xmodmap -e 'keycode 135 = 0x0000'

To get a first impression what keycodes are mapped to which keys, just type:

xmodmap -pke

which gives you a list of all mappings. For example, the line

keycode 57 = n N

means that the keycode 57 is mapped to a lowercase "n" if no extra key is pressed, and an uppercase "N" if Shift is held.

Some references to get around with things.

xev will let you identify the keycode for your key of interest.

Look at its man page, This is a good quick reference too,
Mediakeys with .Xmodmap HOWTO

ArchWiki has a good description for xmodmap

edited Aug 22 '16 at 14:58

karel

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answered Jul 25 '11 at 7:34

nik

1,148716

I have the Menu key very close to the Ctrl and left-arrow keys.

xmodmap -e 'keycode 135 = 0x0000'

To get a first impression what keycodes are mapped to which keys, just type:

xmodmap -pke

which gives you a list of all mappings. For example, the line

keycode 57 = n N

means that the keycode 57 is mapped to a lowercase "n" if no extra key is pressed, and an uppercase "N" if Shift is held.

Some references to get around with things.

xev will let you identify the keycode for your key of interest.

Look at its man page, This is a good quick reference too,
Mediakeys with .Xmodmap HOWTO

ArchWiki has a good description for xmodmap

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nik

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answered Jul 25 '11 at 7:34

nik

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answered Jul 25 '11 at 7:34

nik

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what can I do to disable '/' key?
â€“Â shravan
Jul 19 '15 at 7:06

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what can I do to disable '/' key?
â€“Â shravan
Jul 19 '15 at 7:06

what can I do to disable '/' key?
â€“Â shravan
Jul 19 '15 at 7:06

add a commentÂ |Â

up vote
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Example to disable/enable backspace:

# Disable
$ xmodmap -e 'keycode 22 = '

# Enable
$ xmodmap -e 'keycode 22 = BackSpace'

where 22 needs to be replaced by the output of xev while pressing backspace.

answered Mar 8 '17 at 8:50

orschiro

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Great, thanks. I'm always hitting "Insert" by mistake when I hit the End key, and I just remapped Insert to the End function :)
â€“Â Max Williams
Apr 17 at 14:25

add a commentÂ |Â

up vote
9
down vote

Example to disable/enable backspace:

# Disable
$ xmodmap -e 'keycode 22 = '

# Enable
$ xmodmap -e 'keycode 22 = BackSpace'

where 22 needs to be replaced by the output of xev while pressing backspace.

answered Mar 8 '17 at 8:50

orschiro

4,81763890

1

Great, thanks. I'm always hitting "Insert" by mistake when I hit the End key, and I just remapped Insert to the End function :)
â€“Â Max Williams
Apr 17 at 14:25

add a commentÂ |Â

up vote
9
down vote

Example to disable/enable backspace:

# Disable
$ xmodmap -e 'keycode 22 = '

# Enable
$ xmodmap -e 'keycode 22 = BackSpace'

where 22 needs to be replaced by the output of xev while pressing backspace.

answered Mar 8 '17 at 8:50

orschiro

4,81763890

Example to disable/enable backspace:

# Disable
$ xmodmap -e 'keycode 22 = '

# Enable
$ xmodmap -e 'keycode 22 = BackSpace'

where 22 needs to be replaced by the output of xev while pressing backspace.

answered Mar 8 '17 at 8:50

orschiro

4,81763890

answered Mar 8 '17 at 8:50

orschiro

4,81763890

answered Mar 8 '17 at 8:50

orschiro

4,81763890

answered Mar 8 '17 at 8:50

orschiro

4,81763890

1

Great, thanks. I'm always hitting "Insert" by mistake when I hit the End key, and I just remapped Insert to the End function :)
â€“Â Max Williams
Apr 17 at 14:25

add a commentÂ |Â

1

Great, thanks. I'm always hitting "Insert" by mistake when I hit the End key, and I just remapped Insert to the End function :)
â€“Â Max Williams
Apr 17 at 14:25

Great, thanks. I'm always hitting "Insert" by mistake when I hit the End key, and I just remapped Insert to the End function :)
â€“Â Max Williams
Apr 17 at 14:25

add a commentÂ |Â

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