KEYB

Starts the Keyb program, which configures a keyboard for a specific
language.

Use Keyb to configure a keyboard for a language other than United States
English. For an introduction to the Keyb program, see the chapter
"Customizing for International Use" in the MS-DOS User's Guide.

Syntax

At the command prompt, use the following syntax:

    KEYB [xx[,[yyy][,[drive:][path]filename]]] [/E] [/ID:nnn]

In your CONFIG.SYS file, use the following syntax:

    INSTALL=[[dos-drive:]dos-path]KEYB.COM
    [xx[,[yyy][,[drive:][path]filename]]] [/E] [/ID:nnn]

Parameters

xx
    Specifies the code for a keyboard layout. See the table at the end of
    this topic for a list of valid values for this parameter.

yyy
    Specifies the character set (code page). See the table at the end of
    this topic for a list of valid values for this parameter. If this value
    is not specified, KEYB uses the current character set.

[drive:][path]filename
    Specifies the location and name of the keyboard definition file. The
    default filename is KEYBOARD.SYS. If KEYBOARD.SYS is in a directory
    included in the path, you do not have to specify these parameters.
    (MS-DOS 6.22 includes two keyboard definition files: KEYBOARD.SYS, the
    default file, and KEYBRD2.SYS, which provides support for keyboards not
    included in KEYBOARD.SYS. For information about using KEYBRD2.SYS, see
    the COUNTRY.HTM file.)

[dos-drive:]dos-path
    Specifies the location of the KEYB.COM file.

Switches

/E
    Specifies that an enhanced keyboard is installed. Use this switch if you
    are using an enhanced keyboard with an 8086 computer.

/ID:nnn
    Specifies the keyboard in use. This switch is valid only for countries
    that have more than one keyboard layout for the same language (France,
    Italy, and the United Kingdom). See the following table for a list of
    valid values for nnn.

Values for xx, yyy, and nnn

The following table shows the valid values for xx, yyy, and nnn for each
country or language supported by KEYBOARD.SYS:

Country or       Keyboard layout  Character set    Keyboard
language         (xx value)       (yyy value)      identification
                                                   (ID:nnn value)


Belgium            be                 850, 437

Brazil             br                 850, 437

Canadian-French    cf                 850, 863

Czechoslovakia     cz                 852, 850
(Czech)

Czechoslovakia     sl                 852, 850
(Slovak)

Denmark            dk                 850, 865

Finland            su                 850, 437

France             fr                 850, 437           120, 189

Germany            gr                 850, 437

Hungary            hu                 852, 850

Italy              it                 850, 437           141, 142

Latin America      la                 850, 437

Netherlands        nl                 850, 437

Norway             no                 850, 865

Poland             pl                 852, 850

Portugal           po                 850, 860

Spain              sp                 850, 437

Sweden             sv                 850, 437

Switzerland        sf                 850, 437
(French)

Switzerland        sg                 850, 437
(German)

United Kingdom     uk                 850, 437           166, 168

United States      us                 850, 437

Yugoslavia         yu                 852, 850

This list includes only keyboards supported by the KEYBOARD.SYS file. For a
list of keyboards supported by the KEYBRD2.SYS file, see the COUNTRY.HTM
file.

Related Command

For information about using active and prepared character sets, see the
<CHCP> command.