showkey

A simple terminal key visualizer for keyd that displays your recent keypresses in real-time.

Features

• Shows the last 4 keypresses
• Clean, minimal interface
• Option to Filter out temporary/modifier keys you don't want to see
• Layout remapping support (display keys in Colemak-DH instead of QWERTY)

Requirements

• keyd installed and running

Installation

1. Save the script to a file (e.g., showkey.sh)

2. Make it executable:

   chmod +x showkey.sh

Usage

Basic usage:

./showkey.sh

Ignore specific keys (useful for filtering out temporary keys like f24):

./showkey.sh --ignore f24

Ignore multiple keys:

./showkey.sh --ignore f24,leftcontrol,capslock

Display keys in Colemak-DH layout:

./showkey.sh --layout colemak_dh

Combine options:

./showkey.sh --layout colemak_dh --ignore f24

Press Ctrl+C to exit.

Example

When you type keys, they'll appear like this:

   Recent keys:

   h
   e
   l
   l

   Press any key... (Ctrl+C to exit)

License

MIT