Or any other tool, but I prefer xmodmap. I tried this:

remove Lock = Caps_Lock
remove Control = Control_L
keysym Control_L = Caps_Lock
keysym Caps_Lock = Control_L
add Lock = Caps_Lock
add Control = Control_L

I also tried this:

xmodmap -e "keycode 66 = Control_L"

But neither seem to fully work. Here's the event log for pressing caps lock:

KeyPress event, serial 28, synthetic NO, window 0x1a00001,
root 0x12d, subw 0x0, time 914826, (679,342), root:(680,362),
state 0x12, keycode 66 (keysym 0xffe3, Control_L), same_screen YES,
XKeysymToKeycode returns keycode: 37 // 37 is the control key code
XLookupString gives 0 bytes: 
XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes: 
XFilterEvent returns: False

I'm running Ubuntu 10.10 with awesome window manager.

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From Remap Caps Lock :

man xmodmap shows how to swap the left control key and the CapsLock key:

!
! Swap Caps_Lock and Control_L
!
remove Lock = Caps_Lock
remove Control = Control_L
keysym Control_L = Caps_Lock
keysym Caps_Lock = Control_L
add Lock = Caps_Lock
add Control = Control_L
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Uhm, that's my first attempt in my post. – Maruti Apr 8 '11 at 17:45
Oups, missed that. Then why did it work this time? – harrymc Apr 8 '11 at 19:24
I'm not sure. I think I forgot to reset the keymap after meddling with keycodes. – Maruti Apr 8 '11 at 21:14
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