Technical data

Table 2–4: Command Line Editing in History Mode
Command/Key
Description
Ctrl/a Move to the beginning of the line.
Ctrl/d Delete the character under the cursor.
Ctrl/e Move to the end of the line.
Up-arrow Recall the previous command line
in the history list.
Down-arrow Recall the next command in the history list.
Left-arrow Move the cursor left by one character.
Right-arrow Move the cursor right by one character.
erase_sequence
Delete the character preceding the cursor.
werase_sequence
Delete the word preceding the cursor.
In Table 2–4, the erase_sequence and werase_sequence command keys
indicate the control sequences defined by the stty options -erase and
-werase, respectively.
When editing a command line in history mode, you insert characters as
follows:
1. Press the arrow keys to move the cursor to the position immediately to
the right of the point where you want to insert characters.
2. Enter the characters you want to insert.
If you enter the control characters that represent “kill,” “interrupt,” or
“suspend,” the tty driver breaks out of history mode and cancels the
command line being edited.
2.3.3 Kana-Kanji Conversion: Customization of Japanese Input
Options
In the Japanese language, a particular language element, such as a vowel,
can be represented by more than one character. These characters can have
both phonetic and ideographic variants; furthermore, the phonetic character
variants can print in either 2-column or single-column width. The different
classes of characters, listed in the following table, require different input
schemes:
Character Class
Description
Kanji Ideographic
Using Asian Input Methods and Terminal Drivers 2–11