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I need to remap the Capslock key of my keyboard to backspace.

I use the command:

setxkbmap -option caps:backspace & xset r 66

which works perfectly when run from the terminal. But if I set it to run at startup as a custom command trough System setings/Aplications/Startup (translated from Spanish), it doesn't work.

Am I doing something wrong?

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  • Can you put your answer as an answer and not as en edit of your question, please?
    – lemonslice
    Jan 8, 2017 at 17:17

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These are actually two commands, you might want to create a startup script ~/.local/bin/remap_capslock with the contents:

#!/bin/bash
setxkbmap -option caps:backspace &
xset r 66

set it to executable

chmod +x ~/.local/bin/remap_capslock

and run this script at startup

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    I would suggest using ~/.local/bin instead of ~/bin for several reasons: It already exists, it's hidden, and it's on the path.
    – Mike Wild
    Jan 8, 2017 at 16:08
  • It must be relatively a new thing, I always used ~/bin thanks for your suggestion!
    – lemonslice
    Jan 8, 2017 at 17:19
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    I just put it in my home folder.
    – Gabriel
    Jan 9, 2017 at 2:40
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After making this question I realized that elementary OS can do this via settings, with no need to mess with configuration files. Just go to System settings/Keyboard/Layout and select your desired Capslock behaviour.

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The bad news is that it doesn't work if you keep the key pressed (as the Backspace key does)

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