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#1 (**permalink**) 01-05-2008, 08:48 AM

Hi,

I am a linux user and just started with AIX this week, i found that
when using putty to acess the server the backspace button and tab does
not work like linux server and the system does not display the last
command when i type the up arraw key.

AIX guru please advice on how to make the command work the same way as
linux.

Thanks & Regards

Robert Ngo

#2 (**permalink**) 01-05-2008, 08:48 AM

Hi Robert,
You may want to try :
stty erase ^?
set -o vi
Use esc-K, esc-J as counterparts of up arrow and down arrow key
respectively.
-Thanks
Manju

robertncl@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am a linux user and just started with AIX this week, i found that
> when using putty to acess the server the backspace button and tab does
> not work like linux server and the system does not display the last
> command when i type the up arraw key.
>
> AIX guru please advice on how to make the command work the same way as
> linux.
>
> Thanks & Regards
>
> Robert Ngo

#3 (**permalink**) 01-05-2008, 08:48 AM

If you're used to (or prefer) Bash on Linux, you can change your shell
from Korn to Bash.
It should be already installed (unless you're using AIX < 5.1)

#4 (**permalink**) 01-05-2008, 08:48 AM

You can configure the code putty sends when you press backspace.
When starting putty on the left hand there is "Terminal"->"Keyboard".
When you switch from "CTRL-H" to "CTRL-?(127) the backspace problem
is solved.

Bye, Stefan ... . . .

#5 (**permalink**) 01-05-2008, 08:49 AM

On 2006-02-17, robertncl@gmail.com <robertncl@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am a linux user and just started with AIX this week, i found that
> when using putty to acess the server the backspace button and tab does
> not work like linux server and the system does not display the last
> command when i type the up arraw key.
>
> AIX guru please advice on how to make the command work the same way as
> linux.
>
> Thanks & Regards
>
> Robert Ngo
>

There is a configuration change in Putty where you can change
what code is emitted for a backspace between ^H and DEL.

Mike

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