Vi(m) arrow key navigation problem

Sean Earp smearp at mac.com
Mon Apr 5 04:08:52 UTC 2004


On Sun, 2004-04-04 at 20:16, Konstantin Ryabitsev wrote:
> Sean Earp wrote:
> > Hello all-
> > 
> > When trying to edit config files with VI, I have run into a strange 
> > problem.  After hitting "i" to insert, and then attempting to use the 
> > arrow keys on my keyboard to navigate around, every press of the arrow 
> > keys inserts letters (up = A, down = B, right = C, left = D).  Is this 
> > expected behavior,  am I missing something, or do I just have a wonky 
> > keyboard?  Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks,
> 
> Ponder the value of your $TERM.

How very zen  ;)  I tried it, got a different terminal that I have been
using, and the exact same problem occurred...  Any other ideas?

-Sean :)





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