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1. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Would somebody advise how arrow keys could be binded in AIX v5.3?
I could not find reasonable information online related to AIX.
I've meat advises to define:
alias __A=$'\020' # or the same: alias __A=$(echo "\020")
alias __B=$'\016'
alias __C=$'\006'
alias __D=$'\002'
But it does... (2 Replies)
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2. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
I would like to configure the key combination Tux-J (Win-J) as Down Arrow, and the rest of the VIM-style movement keys as well (HKL). What is the best way to do this so that it will work in all applications? I thought about editing the keyboard layout but I'm not sure how to do that for Tux-key... (2 Replies)
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3. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hello all, I wanted to know how can i enable the up arrow key to go to last cmd....on any UNIX system....looks like in some of my system(linux mostly) the up arrow key work to go to last cmd....but on hp-ux or sun...the up arrow key dose not work....is there some setting i can enable at terminal... (3 Replies)
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4. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hello,
I have a problem when i execute the script underneath.
If i tape azerty 123 and i use the arrow touch, in the file /tmp/test i have the caracter #!/usr/bin/ksh
clear
echo "Taper l adresse IP de la partition a creer :"
tput cup 1 48
read Adress
echo $Adress
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5. Shell Programming and Scripting
I recently needed to collect arrow keys (and function keys etc.) in a shell script so that I could run a text graphics-style data entry system (with text entry fields, drop-down list boxes, progress bars and the like). Yes you can do all this in shell, and portably too if you're careful.
I've... (4 Replies)
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6. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
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
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7. Solaris
Hello,
I am unable to use the arrow keys in some applications. For example, in bash, I am able to use the arrow keys to to go back and forth characters in current line and search the history--I can do everything you'd expect to be able to do with the arrow keys. However, in bc, I cannot use... (4 Replies)
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8. Shell Programming and Scripting
I would like to get a script to respond to arrow key presses to scroll up and down a menu.
The platform is CDLinux which uses a prehistoric version of bash, version 1.14.7.
I would like to do something like "read -sn 1 keyin" but the "read" command is so primative that it only has the -r... (1 Reply)
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9. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
i am using windows nt hummingbird 7.0 host explorer telnet emulation. I have two connections to two different unix machines.
on one, the down arrow works fine in vi (it woks like the j option
on the other it looks like it is giving me a new line above
(like option O) and inserting a letter "B";... (2 Replies)
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10. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hey Guys ,
How do we trap the arrow keys in shell programming.
Or atleast can we read the ascii code of the arrow keys.
I want to read the arrow keys pressed by the user
and accordingly highlight the corresponding menu option.
Is it possible in shell to do so ??
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