Hi,
How might I map the control key to the caps lock key?
I need the caps lock key to function as the control key does from the command line as well as in programs run from the command line such as emacs.
I have found some information on the topic, but have not had any success in doing so.
Thanks,

For emacs without X, see the emacs docs.

From any of the desktops, it can be done through GUI

KDE --> control Center --> Regional & Access.. --> Keyboard Shortcuts. There is the layout option too


Best

A. Mani

You want to map the caps lock key to control, not the other way around.

Emacs can be run either in a text console or in X (graphics mode); the instructions for remapping keys differs.

The text console uses a program called loadkeys and X uses xmodmap.

Some examples: http://www.faqs.org/docs/Linux-HOWTO...HOWTO.html#s15

Note that when using loadkeys, you will need to be root and also press ctrl+D at the end of the instructions. Or you can save the instructions to a file and run Edit: Amani points out that you can use the KDE menus instead. Gnome, as far as I can tell, does not have this option, but if you use KDE then that The menu may be simpler than editing the .xmodmap file.

Gnome does have this: Enter the menu at

System - Preferences - Hardware - Keyboard

choose the tab "Layout Options" and then the option "Ctrl Key Position".

Thanks All for all the help thus far!
I can successfully map the keys in the xmodmap...but am having ZERO luck in the plain ol' console. I followed the examples and did:
% loadkeys
keymaps 0-15
keycode 58 = Control
keycode 29 = Caps_Lock
%
(Then exited w/ Control+d)
This produced no change. I opened a new shell and there were still no changes.

I also tried:
% dumpkeys > my_keymap
% cp my_keymap trial_keymap
% emacs trial_keymap
% loadkeys trial_keymap
%
This produced no change either...but when I went into emacs to look at the trial_keymap -- I could see the correct changes in the file.
I got no errors when I loaded with the `loadkeys trial_keymap` command.
But there was still no effect even after I opened a new shell!

Where can I go from here?