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Disable Keyboard Repeat from command line?

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Is it possible to disable the keyboard repeat functionality, as is needed by various Flash games, through the command line?

Normally it can be disabled by going to settings -> keyboard and hitting the button, but I'm wondering if there's a command line / programmatic solution which I can implement into a program of mine.

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answered 2 Years ago ainbby · Accepted Answer

You can use the xset utility, which works on the X.org level, across desktop environments. (The dconf / gsettings solution is Gnome specific.)

To switch off keyboard repeat:

xset r off

To switch keyboard repeat on again, with the same delay and rate settings as before:

xset r on

See man xset for details.