03-14-2005
add the following
lines to the bottom of your .kshrc file in your $HOME directory:
set -o emacs
alias __A=$(print '\0020') # ^P = up = previous command
alias __B=$(print '\0016') # ^N = down = next command
alias __C=$(print '\0006') # ^F = right = forward a character
alias __D=$(print '\0002') # ^B = left = back a character
alias __H=$(print '\0001') # ^A = home = beginning of line
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alias
alias(4) File Formats alias(4)
NAME
alias - alias table file of encoding names
SYNOPSIS
/usr/lib/iconv/alias
DESCRIPTION
This file contains the alias table of encoding names for iconv_open(3C).
The format of the alias table is as follows:
"%s %s
", <variant encoding name>, <canonical encoding name>
The string specified for the variant encoding name is case-insensitive. A line beginning with '#' is treated as a comment.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface Stability |Evolving |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
iconv(3C), iconv_close(3C), iconv_open(3C), attributes(5)
SunOS 5.11 2 Oct 2001 alias(4)