The keyboard

Many keys and key combinations perform special actions on SCO systems. These actions have names that may not correspond to the keytop labels on your keyboard. ``special keys'' shows which keys on a typical keyboard correspond to special actions on SCO systems. A list for your particular login device is in keyboard(7). Many of these keys can be modified by the user -- see stty(1).

special keys

Name	Action
<Enter>	terminates a command line and initiates an action. This key is also called the <Return> key; the keytop may indicate a down-left arrow.
<Esc>	exits the current mode; for example, exits insert mode when in the editor vi. This is also known as the ESCAPE key.
<Del>	stops the current program, returning to the shell prompt. This key is also known as the INTERRUPT key.
<Bksp>	deletes the character to the left of the cursor. The keytop may show a left arrow (do not confuse it with the keypad arrow keys).
<Ctrl>D	signals the end of input from the keyboard; exits the current shell, or logs you out if the current shell is the login shell.
<Ctrl>H	deletes the character to the left of the cursor. This is also called the ERASE key.
<Ctrl>Q	restarts printing (or displaying) after it is stopped with <Ctrl>S.
<Ctrl>S	stops printing (or displaying) at the standard output device, such as a terminal. This keystroke does not stop the program.
<Ctrl>U	deletes all characters on the current line. This is also called the KILL key.
<Ctrl>\	quits current command, creates a core file -- see core(4). This is also called the QUIT key. Recommended for debugging only, but can be used as a last resort when the <Del> key does not stop the current command.

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| Name   |  Action                                  |
|--------|------------------------------------------|
| <Enter>|  terminates a command line and initiates |
|        |  an action.  This key is also called the |
|        |  <Return> key; the keytop may indicate a |
|        |  down-left arrow.                        |
|--------|------------------------------------------|
| <Esc>  |  exits the current mode; for example,    |
|        |  exits insert mode when in the editor vi.|
|        |  This is also known as the ESCAPE key.   |
|--------|------------------------------------------|
| <Del>  |  stops the current program, returning to |
|        |  the shell prompt. This key is also known|
|        |  as the INTERRUPT key.                   |
|--------|------------------------------------------|
| <Bksp> |  deletes the character to the left of the|
|        |  cursor. The keytop may show a left arrow|
|        |  (do not confuse it with the keypad arrow|
|        |  keys).                                  |
|--------|------------------------------------------|
| <Ctrl>D|  signals the end of input from the       |
|        |  keyboard; exits the current shell, or   |
|        |  logs you out if the current shell is the|
|        |  login shell.                            |
|--------|------------------------------------------|
| <Ctrl>H|  deletes the character to the left of the|
|        |  cursor. This is also called the ERASE   |
|        |  key.                                    |
|--------|------------------------------------------|
| <Ctrl>Q|  restarts printing (or displaying) after |
|        |  it is stopped with <Ctrl>S.             |
|--------|------------------------------------------|
| <Ctrl>S|  stops printing (or displaying) at the   |
|        |  standard output device, such as a       |
|        |  terminal. This keystroke does not stop  |
|        |  the program.                            |
|--------|------------------------------------------|
| <Ctrl>U|  deletes all characters on the current   |
|        |  line.  This is also called the KILL key.|
|--------|------------------------------------------|
| <Ctrl>\|  quits current command, creates a core   |
|        |  file -- see core(4) This is also called |
|        |  the QUIT key.  Recommended for debugging|
|        |  only, but can be used as a last resort  |
|        |  when the <Del> key does not stop the    |
|        |  current command.                        |
|--------|------------------------------------------|