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x window system: switching between keymaps

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@ -30,6 +30,15 @@ To temporarily change the layout of the keyboard just run
`setxkbmap <your preferred layout>`. `setxkbmap <your preferred layout>`.
For a permanent change run `localectl set-x11-keymap <your preferred layout>`. For a permanent change run `localectl set-x11-keymap <your preferred layout>`.
If there are two main layouts are used then the following command can be used to switch between
them.
Change `<layout 1>` and `<layout 2>` according to preferences.
`setxkbmap -query | grep -q '<layout 1>' && setxkbmap <layout 2> || setxkbmap <layout 1>,<layout 2>`
Using [SXHKD](/wiki/linux/sxhkd.md) a hotkey can be setup to seamlessly transition between the two
layouts.
### Display ### Display
This section describes the handling of displays by X. This section describes the handling of displays by X.