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VT100 Keyboard Codes

In VT100 terminal emulation modes, the following additional keys are defined: 

PC			Equivalent	   Cursor key mode
KEY			VT100 key	Reset		Set
Up-arrow		up-arrow	ESC [ A		ESC O A
Down-arrow		down-arrow	ESC [ B		ESC O B
Right-arrow		right-arrow	ESC [ C		ESC O C
Left-arrow		left-arrow	ESC [ D		ESC O D


PC			Equivalent		   
KEY			VT100 key	TRANSMITS
Shift-F1		PF1 key		ESC O P
Shift-F2		PF2 key		ESC O Q
Shift-F3		PF3 key		ESC O R
Shift-F4		PF4 key		ESC O S

Numeric Keypad

When NumLock is OFF, the keypad sends functions as labelled alongside the digits (Home, UpArrow, etc). When NumLock is ON and the terminal is in Keypad Numeric Mode, the keypad sends the labelled digit. When NumLock is ON and the terminal is in Keypad Application Mode, the keypad sends the listed Escape sequences. The following table describes this. 

					      Keypad mode
PC		   Equivalent		     [w/NumLock ON]
KEYPAD KEY	   VT100 keypad key	Numeric		Application
 0			0		0		ESC O p
 1			1		1		ESC O q
 2			2		2		ESC O r
 3			3		3		ESC O s
 4			4		4		ESC O t
 5			5		5		ESC O u
 6			6		6		ESC O v
 7			7		7		ESC O w
 8			8		8		ESC O x
 9			9		9		ESC O y
 +			,		+		ESC O l
 -			-		-		ESC O m
 .			.		.		ESC O n
 *			Enter		*		ESC O M
Enter			Enter		CR		CR

VT100 Display Codes

This table describes the actions taken upon receipt of special control characters.

Character	Action
BELL (7)	Beeps the terminal.
BS (8)		Moves the cursor back one column.
HT (9)		Moves the cursor to the next tab stop.
		 (tabstops are set by the TABS config file command)
LF (10)		Moves the cursor down one row.
CR (13)		Moves the cursor to column one.
CAN (24)	Cancels an Escape sequence.
ESC (27)	Starts an Escape Sequence.

Escape Sequences recognized are: 

NAME	DESCRIPTION				CODE SEQUENCE
CUU	Cursor Up				ESC [ Pn A
CUD	Cursor Down				ESC [ Pn B
CUF	Cursor Forward				ESC [ Pn C
CUB	Cursor Backward				ESC [ Pn D
CUP	Cursor Position				ESC [ Pn ; Pn H
HVP	Horizontal and Vertical Position	ESC [ Pn ; Pn f

IND	Index 					ESC D
NEL	Next Line				ESC E
HTS	Horizontal Tabulation Set		ESC H
RI	Reverse Index				ESC M

DECSTBM	Set Top and Bottom Margin		ESC [ Pn ; Pn r
DECSAVC	Save Cursor and attributes		ESC 7
DECRESC	Restore Cursor and attributes		ESC 8

ED	Erase in Display			ESC [ Ps J
	0	cursor to EOD
	1	BOD to cursor
	2	full display
EL	Erase in Line				ESC [ Ps K
	0	cursor to EOL
	1	BOL to cursor
	2	full line

TBC	Tab Clear				ESC [ Ps g
	0	clear tab at current position
	3	clear all tab stops

DECKPAM Keypad Numeric Mode			ESC >
DECKPNM Keypad Application Mode			ESC =

RM	Reset Mode				ESC [ Ps l
SM	Set Mode				ESC [ Ps h
	IRM	4	Insert/Replacement mode
	LNM	20	Line feed/New line Mode
	DECCKM	? 1	Cursor/application Key Mode
	DECOM	? 6	Origin/absolute Mode
	DECAWM	? 7	AutoWrap at end-of-line Mode

SCS	Select Character Set			ESC ( Px
	A	ASCII Set
	B	ASCII Set
	0	Special Graphics

SGR	Select Graphic Rendition		ESC [ Ps m
	0	normal
	1	bold
	4	underlined
	5	blinking
	7	reverse video

RIS	Reset to Initial State			ESC c

DA	Device Attributes			ESC [ c
	terminal responds with "ESC [ ? 1 ; 0 c"
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