Re: vi inserts odd characters when using cursor keys in insert mode

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• Subject: Re: vi inserts odd characters when using cursor keys in insert mode
• From: Sean Estabrooks <seanlkml@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2004 12:15:41 -0400
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On Sat, 19 Jun 2004 08:55:11 -0700 (PDT)
"Thom Nuzum" <linux@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I'm having this problem: the right arrow insets "d" etc. I screwed up my
> fstab file as a result.
> 

Does setting the TERM variable fix the problem for you too?

export TERM=xterm ; vi

If so you'll be the third person to report that their TERM variable
is set incorrectly.   We'll have to figure out why.

Sean

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