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Fixing non-responsive navigation keys in "less" and "vi" editors


Overview: This overview addresses the issue of non-responsive navigation keys such as "Page Up/Down, Home/End, Ins/Del" in "less" and "vi" editors.


When we use "less" and "vi" editors, keys such as "Page Up/Down, Home/End, Ins/Del" are not working. How can we fix it?

Step 1: Try different options of Terminal Emulation in account preferences:

Step 2: vt102 or xterm might work. Sometimes you may have to change the terminal emulation of your SSH client such as PuTTY.


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