--- /usr/X11/lib/X11/xkb/symbols/pc/us.old	Fri Nov 17 01:48:02 2006
+++ /usr/X11/lib/X11/xkb/symbols/pc/us	Fri Nov 17 01:49:52 2006
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@
     key <AB08> { [	    w,	W		]	};
     key <AB09> { [	    v,	V		]	};
     key <AB10> { [	    z,	Z		]	};
+    key <BKSL> { [  backslash,  bar             ]       };
 };
 
 // phonetic layout for Russian letters on an US keyboard