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.TH KBIN 3
.SH NAME
kbin \- external keyboard input
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.B bind -a #Ι /dev
.sp 0.3v
.B /dev/kbin
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
The
.I kbin
device is a PC driver that
serves a one-level directory containing a single file,
.BR kbin ,
which can be used to send
keyboard scan codes to the kernel.
.PP
.I Kbin
is necessary for
.IR usb (4)
drivers that handle keyboards.
Keyboard input
is processed as described in
.IR cons (3).
The scan codes correspond to the PC keyboard used by the
.IR cons (3)
driver and can be translated by the
.IR kbmap (3)
device.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.IR cons (3),
.IR kbmap (3),
.IR keyboard (6)
.SH SOURCE
.B /sys/src/9/pc/devkbin.c