Startup and General Configuration Summary set line-editor
2-14 Startup and General Configuration

set line-editor

UsethiscommandtosetthecurrentanddefaultlineeditingmodeorthewaytheDeletecharacter
istreatedbythelineeditor.Youcanalsosetthepersistenceofyourlineeditingselections.
Syntax
set line-editor {emacs | vi | default | delete {backspace | delete}} [default]
Parameters
Defaults
IfdefaultisnotenteredafterselectingalineeditingorDeletemode,theselectionwillapplyonly
tothecurrentsessionandwillnotpersistforfuturesessions.
Mode
Switchcommand,ReadWrite.
Examples
Thisexamplesetsthecurrentlineeditortovimode:
Matrix(rw)->set line-editor vi
Thisexamplesetsthedefaultlineeditortoemacsmodeandsetstheselectiontopersistforfuture
sessions:
Matrix(rw)->set line-editor emacs default
emacs Selectsemacscommandlineeditingmode.SeeTable 27forsome
commonlyusedemacscommands.
vi Selectsvicommandlineeditingmode.
default Selectsdefaultlineeditingmode.
delete
{backspace|delete}
SetsthewaythelineeditortreatstheDeleteASCIIcharacter.

delete backspace — the line editor will treat Delete (0x7f) as a

Backspace (0x08) character.

delete delete — the line editor will treat Delete as the Delete character

(the default condition).

default (Optional)MakethelineeditororDeletemodesettingpersistforall
futuresessions.