bin/45211: Emacs navigation binding error in /bin/sh

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>Number:         45211
>Category:       bin
>Synopsis:       /bin/sh emacs navigation not working properly
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    bin-bug-people
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Tue Aug 02 21:00:01 +0000 2011
>Originator:     bch%methodlogic.net@localhost
>Release:        NetBSD 5.99.55
>Organization:
        Method Logic Digital (http://methodlogic.net/)
>Environment:
System: NetBSD kamloops 5.99.55 NetBSD 5.99.55 (kamloops) #8: Tue Aug 2 
08:27:09 PDT 2011 root@kamloops:/usr/obj/sys/arch/amd64/compile/kamloops amd64
Architecture: x86_64
Machine: amd64
>Description:
        M-f (ie: ESC, f), M-b should move forward and backward one
        "word" respectively. They recently started moving to complete
        end of line, start of line.
>How-To-Repeat:
        Run /bin/sh, try using M-f, M-b.
>Fix: