Swap Ctrl and Caps lock

On Linux and want to swap locations of Ctrl and Caps Lock? Then save this in a file swap_caps_ctrl.modmap:

remove Lock = Caps_Lock
remove Control = Control_L
keysym Control_L = Caps_Lock
keysym Caps_Lock = Control_L
add Lock = Caps_Lock
add Control = Control_L

and then simply

$ xmodmap swap_caps_ctrl.modmap

(The tip is actually in the xmodmap man page, see $ man xmodmap, but hard to find if you don’t know where to look.)

Comments

[tvaughan]

Under Gnome, this is also a:

System -> Preferences -> Keyboard -> Layout -> Other Options...

Expand "Ctrl key position"

Select "Swap Ctrl and CapsLock"