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Unix/Linux — Swap Ctrl and Caps Lock in X11

By Rares Vernica

In order to swap the Ctrl and Caps Lock keys in X11, you can add the following line in Section “InputDevice” of file /etc/X11/xorg.conf:

Option “XkbOptions” “ctrl:swapcaps”

If you woud like to keep the Ctrl where it is and make Caps Lock act as a Ctrl also, you can add:

Option “XkbOptions” “ctrl:nocaps”

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