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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
+<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"
+ "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd">
+<refentry id='showkey.1'>
+<refmeta>
+<refentrytitle>SHOWKEY</refentrytitle>
+<manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
+<refmiscinfo class='date'>October 25, 1994</refmiscinfo>
+</refmeta>
+<refnamediv id='name'>
+<refname>showkey </refname>
+<refpurpose>echo raw keystrokes back at you in a printable form</refpurpose>
+</refnamediv>
+<refsynopsisdiv id='synopsis'>
+
+<cmdsynopsis>
+ <!-- showkey -->
+ <command>showkey</command>
+</cmdsynopsis>
+
+</refsynopsisdiv>
+
+<refsect1 id='description'><title>DESCRIPTION</title>
+
+<para>This program puts your terminal in raw mode, eats keystrokes,
+and prints them back it you in a recognizable printed form (using
+<>-surrounded ASCII mnemonics for non-printables). </para>
+
+<para>This may be useful, for example, if you're not certain what your
+keyboard keys are sending.</para>
+</refsect1>
+
+<refsect1 id='author'><title>AUTHOR</title>
+<para>Eric S. Raymond <email>esr@snark.thyrsus.com</email></para>
+</refsect1>
+</refentry>
+