Appendix N UNIX Key Usage Chart
Because Unix terminals vary widely, the keys documented in this manual
may not be available on your keyboard. This appendix lists the actual
keystrokes required to obtain the documented functions.
It also tells you how to select soft or hard operation for the Alt and
Ctrl keys. With soft operation, the Alt or Ctrl key is automatically
turned off after the next keystroke. This means that whenever you want a
function from the Alt menu you must hold down Alt again to get the Alt
menu displayed; and similarly with Ctrl.
With hard operation, the Alt and Ctrl keys work in a similar way to the
Caps Lock key, in that having been pressed, they remain in effect until
pressed again.
For information on configuring your keyboard, see the chapter Keyboard
Configuration Utility.
Function Documented Mapped To
Key
Alternate Menu (soft) Alt /a
Alternate Menu (hard) Alt /x
Control Menu (soft) Ctrl /c
Control Menu (hard) Ctrl /z
/ / //
Escape Escape /@
F1 F1 /1
F2 F2 /2
F3 F3 /3
F4 F4 /4
F5 F5 /5
F6 F6 /6
F7 F7 /7
F8 F8 /8
F9 F9 /9
F10 F10 /0
F11 F11 /-
F12 F12 /=
Backspace Backspace /b
Backtab Backtab /T
Caps Lock (upper case) Caps Lock /u
Clear-To-End-Of-Screen /E
Delete Del /d
Function Documented Mapped To
Key
End End /e
Help F1 /?
Home Home /h
Insert Ins /i
Interrupt Ctrl+Break User
Defined
(e.g.
using stty
intr ^C)
Left Shift Shift /l
Maphelp /m
Num Lock Num Lock /#
Page Up Page-Up /p
Page Down Page-Down /n
Refresh Refresh /|
Right Shift Shift /r
Scroll Lock Scroll /S
Tab Tab /t