Originally posted by: Vilius

I'm using AIX console over putty.
I'm not very happy with default ksh command editing capabilities so I forced insert mode, arrow keys and command history by issuing:

set -o emacs
alias __D=`echo "\002"`
alias __C=`echo "\006"`

in emacs mode history works using ctrl+p, so only thing missing is del key-
How to force del key to work as it should ?

thanks
Vilius
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Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

> I'm using AIX console over putty.
> I'm not very happy with default ksh command editing
> capabilities so I forced insert mode, arrow keys and
> command history by issuing:
>
> set -o emacs
> alias __D=`echo "\002"`
> alias __C=`echo "\006"`
>
> in emacs mode history works using ctrl+p, so only
> thing missing is del key-
> How to force del key to work as it should ?

What behavior do you expect for the del key?

I was unfamiliar with use of "alias __CD" to
map <esc>[<char> .
I was aware that vt52 left arrow keys sent <esc>[D,
right arrow key sent <esc>[C .

<HINT>
vt52(?) del key sends <esc>3<tilde> .
Is there a similar alias idiom to map
<esc>3<tilde> ?
</HINT>

Hopefully helpful,
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Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

This is pretty much a shot in the dark, but if the delete key does not work even before you issue the "set -o emacs" command then you may need to set the erase mode for the tty:
stty erase <delete>
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