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<Insert line>

Translate any softkey commands in the current command-line and then edit the

 

result.

<Delete char>

Delete the character under the cursor.

<Insert char>

Toggle between insert and overwrite modes.

<Up/Down arrow>

Recall the previous/next command from the history buffer.

<Left/Right arrow>

Move the cursor left/right.

<Home up/down>

Move the cursor to the beginning/end of the command-line.

<Tab>

If no <Insert line> key is present, perform the <Insert line> function (see above).

 

Otherwise, if no --Help--softkey is present, perform the --Help--function

 

(also see above). Otherwise, perform the normal tab function.

<Backtab>

Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word.

<Ctrl-L>

Redraw the lower lines of the screen and restore any necessary terminal modes.

Visible Softkey Commands

If the visibles con®guration option is enabled (see CONFIGURATION below), keysh displays a list of con®gured softkey commands on the softkey labels whenever it is expecting a new command. This is the the top-level softkey menu.

If the user selects one of these softkey commands, keysh inserts its command name into the command- line then displays a sub-menu listing the command's major parameters and/or options.

The user can then (from left to right) select option softkeys and/or enter text in place of parameter softkeys. keysh automatically navigates the hierarchical softkey menu, always presenting the user with an appropriate set of current choices on the softkey labels.

Note that keysh automatically redisplays the top-level softkey menu when it detects that a command separator (such as a pipe or semi-colon) has been entered, thus allowing the user to use softkeys for subsequent commands on the command-line as well as the ®rst.

Invisible Softkey Commands

If the invisibles con®guration option is enabled (see CONFIGURATION below) and keysh recognizes a traditional HP-UXcommand being entered, it gives the user one last chance to use the softkeys by again presenting an appropriate set of current choices on the softkey labels. As with the top-level softkey menu options, the user can choose to ignore the softkeys in favor of entering the traditional HP-UXoptions directly.

Backup Softkeys

If the backups con®guration option is enabled (see CONFIGURATION below), keysh displays the backup softkeys and programs the terminal function keys appropriately whenever it has no other softkeys to display (such as when a command is running). These provide the traditional static softkey control which many users may be used to.

Traditional HP-UX Commands

If the user enters a traditional HP-UXcommand when keysh is displaying its top-level softkey menu, keysh simply displays the backup softkeys and allows the user to proceed.

If keysh subsequently detects a command separator, it again redisplays the top-level softkey menu.

Softkey Command Syntax Errors

Many softkey commands present the user with a set of softkey options from which exactly one (or at least one) must be selected. If the user fails to do this, keysh treats it as a syntax error, displaying an error message and not accepting the command until the error has been corrected.

Similarly, many softkey commands require that the user enter one or more softkey parameters before the command is semantically complete. If the user fails to do this, keysh again treats it as a syntax error.

Softkey Command Redirections

The user can append redirection symbols (such as a less-than or greater-than symbol followed by a ®le name) following a softkey command. These are appended verbatim to the translated HP-UXcommand.

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HP-UX Release 11i: December 2000