Hi

I am working on SunOS 5.10 from remote terminal using putty.
Also
echo $TERM
xterm

In vi editor when in insert mode arrow keys are not working for cursor movement instead they print A B C and D.

Please help.

thanks
ravs

before invoking vi give, set TERM=vt100

OR

use the "h j k l " for navigation.

export EDITOR=vi also helps

Hi

I tried both

set TERM=vt100
and export EDITOR

but nothing is working

Thanks and regards
Ravs

Title contains entire bible of vi command keys
Below are extract for your solution
:map! ^? ^H
:map! ^[OA ^[ka
:map! ^[OB ^[ja
:map! ^[OC ^[la
:map! ^[OD ^[ha

Above entries you put into $HOME/.exrc file. First entry is to make DELETE work as Backspace and Remaining/Subsequent 4 entries are traversal into file using Arrow-Key. All 5 entries are applicable for "Editing" mode of vi editor.

Below are guideline to type all CONTROL characters
^? = CTRL-V + DELETE
^H = CTRL-V + BACKSPACE
^[OA = CTRL-V + UP-Arrow
^[ka = CTRL-V + ESCAPE + k + a
^[OB = CTRL-V + Down-Arrow
^[ja = CTRL-V + ESCAPE + j + a
^[OC = CTRL-V + Right-Arrow
^[la = CTRL-V + ESCAPE + l + a
^[OD = CTRL-V + Left-Arrow
^[ha = CTRL-V + ESCAPE + h + a

Hi.

I don't use PuTTY much, but I was able to duplicate the problem. The solution that worked for me was to change a setting in the Features panel.

This session was from PuTTY running on a Microsoft W2K box connected to a Solaris 10 box. The version of PuTTY is:
After you have logged in:
1) right click on the Title bar
2) Mouse down and select Change Settings
3) Click Features from the left side
4) Uncheck:
Disable application keypad mode
5) Click the Apply button

If this works, you may want to save the new session settings. You may be able to do this without logging in -- I didn't test that. In my situation, I have none of the features checked.

I tested the behavior by checking and unchecking the box and it seemed to cause your symptoms to appear and disappear.

The other solutions posted may also work, but this seems like an easy solution.

Best wishes ... cheers, drl

Ravash-

Of the responses above, this is your best option.

HTH