ck-emacs

Temporary keyboard remapping helper for Emacs users.
Swap CapsLock ↔ Ctrl to improve ergonomics (classic Emacs pinky fix), with an easy reset.

Designed for GNOME on Wayland (Debian 13 tested).

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Features

• Swap CapsLock with Ctrl
• Reset keyboard to default
• No permanent system changes
• Simple single Bash script
• Works with GNOME + Wayland using gsettings

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Requirements

• GNOME desktop environment
• Wayland or Xorg session
• gsettings available (default on GNOME)

Install

Copy ck-emacs in your /usr/bin

run sudo chmod +x ck-emack

Commands

Set keyboard swap capslock with ctrl

ck-emacs set

Reset to normal keyboard

ck-emacs reset