// https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/125409/354956

#include <stdio.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <linux/kd.h>
#include <sys/ioctl.h>

int main (void) {
    int tty = open("/dev/console", 0), led;
    unsigned long int arg;

    if (tty < 3) {
        perror("open: ");
        return -1;
    }

    if (ioctl(tty,KDGKBTYPE, &arg) > 0) perror("ioctl: ");
    if (arg == KB_101) puts("You have a 101 key keyboard.");
    else printf("You have a %lu keys keyboard.", arg);

    for (led = 1; led < 9; led++) {
        if (ioctl(tty,KDSETLED, led) > 0) perror("ioctl led on: ");
        printf("LED %d on...hit enter", led);
        getchar();
        if (ioctl(tty,KDSETLED, led+0xff) > 0) perror("ioctl led off: ");
        printf("off (hit enter)\n");
        getchar();
    }

    close(tty);

    return 0;
}