System User's Guide: Operating System and Devices

Listing Control Key Assignments for Your Terminal (stty Command)

To display your terminal settings, use the stty command. Note especially which keys your terminal uses for control keys.

For example, at the prompt, type:

stty -a

Press Enter.

The system displays information similar to the following:

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intr = ^C; quit = ^\; erase = ^H; kill = ^U; eof = ^D; 
eol = ^@ start = ^Q; stop = ^S; susp = ^Z; dsusp = ^Y; 
reprint = ^R discard = ^O; werase = ^W; lnext = ^V

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In this example, lines such as intr = ^C; quit = ^\; erase = ^H; are your control key settings. The ^H key is the Backspace key, and it is set to perform the erase function.

If the listing is very long, the top portion may scroll off the screen. To display the listing one page (screen) at a time, use the stty command piped to the pg command. At the prompt, type:

stty -a | pg

Press Enter.

See the stty command in the AIX 5L Version 5.2 Commands Reference for the complete syntax.