The following commands can be used to edit commands on the command line. The “ESC key sequences” show (for comparison) the shortcuts used on typical VT100/ANSI terminals:
| Function | Esc key sequences | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Up arrow | ESC [A | In the list of commands last run, jumps one position up (in the direction of older commands). |
| Down arrow | ESC [B | In the list of commands last run, jumps one position down (in the direction of newer commands). |
| Right arrow | Ctrl-F ESC [C | Moves the insert cursor one position to the right. |
| Left arrow | Ctrl-B ESC [D | Moves the insert cursor one position to the left. |
| Home or Pos1 | Ctrl-A ESC [A ESC [1˜ ( | Moves the insert cursor to the first character in the line. |
| Close | Ctrl-E ESC [F ESC OF ESC [4˜ | Moves the insert cursor to the last character in the line. |
| Ins | ESC [ ESC [2˜ | Switches between input and overwrite modes. |
| Del | Ctrl-D ESC <BS> ESC [3˜ | Deletes the character at the current position of the insert cursor or ends the Telnet session if the line is blank. |
| erase | <BS><DEL> | Deletes the next character to the left of the insert cursor. |
| erase-bol | Ctrl-U | Deletes all characters to the left of the insert cursor. |
| erase-eol | Ctrl-K | Deletes all characters to the right of the insert cursor. |
| Tabulator | Completes the input from the current position of the insert cursor for a command or path of the LCOS menu structure:
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