I'm using the default ksh
on OpenBSD 6.2 (based on pdksh
) with Vi command line editing mode enabled.
I'm trying to get the arrow keys to work properly as a complement to h, l, j and k (as I'm on a Dvorak keyboard). As far as I can tell, they don't work at all. It does not matter whether I'm in "input" or "command" mode.
The current key bindings includes:
^[[A = up-history
^[[B = down-history
^[[C = forward-char
^[[D = backward-char
These are also the character sequenced produced by my arrow keys if I use Ctrl+VArrow key.
The arrow keys works as expected in Emacs command line editing mode, but as a long time Vi user, I feel somewhat crippled when using it.
My feeling is that the Escape that is sent by the arrow key is interpreted as if I pressed Esc... I get the equivalent behaviour by manually typing e.g. Esc[A as when I press Up-arrow (places me in command mode and then in insert mode at the end of the line).
Question: Has anyone been able to get the arrow keys to work intuitively in Vi-mode in OpenBSD's ksh
?