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Putty SSH: CTRL+Cursor keys don't work skip to previous/next word
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Mar 15, 202617056 viewsConfidence Score0%
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When I am connected to my local Ubuntu dev server with putty (from my Windows 7 box) via SSH, the following key combinations don't work to move the cursor forward and backward on word boundaries: Ctrl+Left Arrow on the cursor pad Ctrl+Right Arrow on the cursor pad The cursor only moves one characte…
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Fix for: Putty SSH: CTRL+Cursor keys don't work skip to previous/next word
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Add these two lines to your file on the destination machine: To make sure that they are the correct sequences, at a Bash prompt, type Ctrl-V Ctrl-LeftArrow and Ctrl-V Ctrl-RightArrow, you should see: When you start a new session, the keys will be av…
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