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October 1, 2013

map Alt key in Linux when logging from Mac OS X

When logging from Mac OS X in Linux via ssh, the Alt key seems not to be mapped correctly, and it cannot be used in emacs. The solution seems to be to run this command on the Mac OS X machine from which you connect:
xmodmap -e "keycode 66 = Meta_L"

Posted by Razvan Beuran at 15:16

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