How to make HOME or END keys work in mc running on OS X (ssh)

Posted by Sorin Sbarnea on Super User See other posts from Super User or by Sorin Sbarnea
Published on 2009-07-22T11:13:09Z Indexed on 2010/03/09 6:51 UTC
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I installed MacPorts on OS X 10.5 and I found out that when I connect to the computer using SSH and use mc - Midnight Commander - the HOME and END keys do not work.

I have to mention that I'm using putty and I am able to use the keyboard very well on Linux machines like Fedora, Ubuntu,...

Here is putty keyboard configuration (a configuration I found to be optimal over time):

  • Backspace key: 127
  • Home/End keys: Standard
  • Function keys: Xterm R6
  • Cursor keys: Normal
  • Numpad: normal
  • Terminal type string: xterm-color

I'm looking for a command line solution/script that does these changes, this make much easier to create a prepare OS script for configuring a new OS.

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