How do I reset my keyboard layout?

Question

How can I reset my keyboard layout after modifying it with xkbcomp?

Is there a way to do this without restarting X?

Solution 1

Try:

setxkbmap us

(Replacing us with the keyboard layout you want). If using a variant (e.g. intl), try

setxkbmap -layout us -variant intl

Here's a list of keyboard layouts.

Solution 2

Check current layout and options:

setxkbmap -print -verbose 10

Reset layout to US and reset options:

setxkbmap -layout us -option

(Without the empty -option parameter, no options would be reset.)

Use the first command to check the result.

Comments

[Andrea Bertani]

Where can I get a list of the names of the keyboard layouts? For example, how do I find out what to use for USA International?

[dieki]

I created this list from the contents of /usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/xorg.lst: pastebin.com/v2vCPHjs For USA International, do setxkbmap us -variant intl. (Only one dash!)

[ArjanZuidhof]

Could you please add the pastebin link or a file:///usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/xorg.lst link to your answer to improve readability?

[solfish]

this answer gives temporarily solution, after reboot system, possible switches would be default session

[Henry's Cat]

This also works if you run synergy and you have a modifier key, e.g. the shift key, apparently stuck down.

[Rahul]

is there any permanent solution to persist this changes, because it seems like after reboot it goes back to original state..

[aliopi]

This is not a real reset command

[Pablo Bianchi]

Isn't the same list of keyboard layouts as in man xkeyboard-config?