Using numeric keypad in vi, vim

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May 11, 2018
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PROBLEM DESCRIPTION

Numeric keypad does not register in vi



REASON

This problem may occur when 'xterm' or 'vt100' is used for terminal.



RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, change the terminal type to 'ansi' or 'vt220.' 'xterm' and 'vt110' does not support the numeric keypad.

To change the terminal type, execute the following command:

$export TERM=ansi or setenv TERM ansi



ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The following directions are for when configuring the terminal type to ansi.

In user's home directory, create a file called 'vi' then input the following:

#!/bin/sh
TERM=ansi
export TERM
exec /usr/bin/vi $@


Then when executing vi, the script created above will be executed.

$chmod 755 $HOME/vi
$alIas vi='$HOME/vi'
(if C shell, $alias vi '$HOME/vi')