Problems with kbdinfo

[scrouthtv]

I am currently trying to test whether caps lock is pressed (because vim does weird things in caps lock which I'm always confused of). Since I don't have any x server running, I found that kbdinfo can check whether caps lock is enabled:

• My Windows build number: Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19041.264]

1. Install the kbd package under wsl (I am running Linux DESKTOP-0IB64NU 4.19.84-microsoft-standard #1 SMP Wed Nov 13 11:44:37 UTC 2019 x86_64 GNU/Linux).
2. Run sudo kbdinfo gkbled. Should return scrolllock:off numlock:off capslock:off
3. Now retype the command and activate at least one of scroll lock, numlock or caps lock and hit enter. It still returns scrolllock:off numlock:off capslock:off.

• What's wrong / what should be happening instead:
  kbdinfo should return the enabled locks correctly.

• Strace of the failing command, if applicable: https://pastebin.com/0iduYDCm

Does anyone know of a different way to check whether caps is enabled in wsl?

Thanks for any help in advance :)

[therealkenc]

Since I don't have any x server running

WSL (both 1 and 2) does not have a keyboard device, pretty much by-design. /dupe #1806 ref #2730. You are going to be better off drilling-down "my vim does weird things" in a forum like serverfault. TLDR If you really (really) want to query the caps lock state you need something like X11 or Wayland.

[ghost]

Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists in this repository. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread.

Thanks for your report!