bindctl command history

[Spain, Dr. Jeffry A.]

>From yesterday's conference call I understand that bindctl is supposed to support command history using the arrow keys. Here's what I see instead:

root at ns0:~# bindctl
["login success "] login as root
> config show Boss
Boss/components/                named_set       (default)
> ^[[A
Error!  Module name format error: the character of name can only be '0-9a-zA-Z_'
> ^[[B
Error!  Module name format error: the character of name can only be '0-9a-zA-Z_'
> 

Using the up arrow key generates "^[[A" and the down arrow "^[[B" instead of doing command history. There is another tedious problem with correcting typos: pressing the Backspace key generates "^H" instead of deleting the character to the left. The right and left arrows generate "^[[C" and "^[[D", and the Delete key generates "^[[3~". The only way I can delete the character to the left is <Ctrl>-<Backspace>. These keys all work as expected with the bash shell outside of bindctl.

Thanks for your advice about this. Jeff.

Jeffry A. Spain
Network Administrator
Cincinnati Country Day School