How do I reset the caps lock key after remapping it to ctrl while caps lock was enabled?

Question

I used the following command to remap my caps lock key:

setxkbmap -layout us -option ctrl:nocaps

How do I reset my keyboard to the default settings?

Answer 1

To clear options, use:

setxkbmap -layout us -option ''

Hold Shift down to invert caps if typing the command.

You likely have to double-tap Caps Lock afterwards to reset the lock.