Re: Backspace, Delete and other keys

[Zafer Aydogan <zafer%aydogan.de@localhost>]

2010/3/31 fctk <fctk86%gmail.com@localhost>:
> Hello,
>
> I just installed NetBSD 5.0.2 but I soon encountered a little but
> annoying problem: Backspace, Delete, PgUp and PgDown keys don't work
> as expected. That is, Backspace should erase the character before the
> cursor, Delete should erase the character after the cursor, PgUp
> should scroll the page up and PgDown should scroll the page down. I'm
> not in front of my NetBSD system right now, so I can't tell you what
> actually happens when I press those keys. I only remember that they
> don't work in vi and more, for example. Don't know if it could be
> useful, but my TERM variable is set to vt100. I also read somewhere I
> should avoid using those keys in NetBSD and use some Ctrl key
> combination instead. Is this true?
>
> Thanks.
>

You should use hjkl for navigation in vi/m.

Z.