I'm using putty to ssh to a unix server
I can't see any colours is one major annoyance
also, if I press home/end, backspace etc it doesn't work.
I tried changing the Keyboard configuration, but none of the combinations I tried worked.
any ideas?
putty
I'm using putty to ssh to a unix server
I can't see any colours is one major annoyance
also, if I press home/end, backspace etc it doesn't work.
I tried changing the Keyboard configuration, but none of the combinations I tried worked.
any ideas?
Best Answer
What type of server? Linux? Solaris? Something else?
For each key, the aim is to have
tput <key name>
produce the same output as pressingCtrl+V
<key>
.echo $TERM
xterm
orputty
tput kbs | cat -v
^H
, change PuTTY settings so backspace sends^H
^?
, change PuTTY settings so backspace sends^?
TERM=putty
, runTERM=xterm
and try againtput khome | cat -v
See Configuring PuTTY for some hints and more details.