[SOLVED] Delete key behaves weirdly.

thenewmdzak · 2024-01-16 02:40:37

Delete key does not work in the terminal or rather behaves weirdly.

I have a very fresh new installation of arch and my skillset when it comes to linux or arch is in line with the skillset of a caveman. So I installed arch, dwm, st, dmenu for use but the delete key is behaving very abnormally. In the st terminal pressing delete key does nothing, in vim running in st the delete key works fine, in brave browser the delete key works fine, in micro when delete key is pressed it takes me to the very beginning of the text document and types the letter "p" there.

I dont know if this issue has been addressed before. I wanted to search the forum but I did not see a search bar to search within this forum.

I want to know:
1. Is there a way to search among the available posts on the forum for any issue before creating a post of my own and how if there is a way how to do it.
2. Is there a post that explains how to write and insert outputs from the terminal into a readable format in my post and if there is a post please share the link with me.
3. How do I go about troubleshooting this delete key issue and what info would you need from me.

I apologize in advance if this issue is something very trivial. I do not know much about arch or linux in general but I am curious and willing to read and learn.

Thanks

Solution:- add

tput smkx

in your shell configuration file.

Last edited by thenewmdzak (2024-01-21 02:23:39)

thenewmdzak · 2024-01-16 02:44:20

Sorry just found my answer for number 1. I saw the search option in the top menus and I feel dumb. But Please if you can help me finding answer number 2 and 3.

ewaller · 2024-01-16 03:08:03

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Scimmia · 2024-01-16 03:27:18

As for the problem itself, delete key issues absolutely scream a terminfo problem, either set wrong or missing.

thenewmdzak · 2024-01-16 03:48:05

@ewaller Thank you for the tips regarding forum usage. I appreciate that.

@Scimmia How to ensure that "terminfo" is the issue at hand. Also what is a "terminfo problem" and how do I solve it to get my delete key working.

Scimmia · 2024-01-16 03:50:59

st isn't something I can really help much with, I don't use the suckless tools. Best I can do is point you in the right direction, looking at the TERM variable and googling from there.

thenewmdzak · 2024-01-16 05:51:45

Scimmia wrote:

st isn't something I can really help much with, I don't use the suckless tools. Best I can do is point you in the right direction, looking at the TERM variable and googling from there.

No Problem and many thanks, I will try my best to find it by myself and anyone else reading this and has the skillset to help with this issue, Your help will be highly appreciated.

seth · 2024-01-16 09:05:31

What /is/ the output of "echo $TERM"? "st-256color"?

Head_on_a_Stick · 2024-01-16 15:20:52

For st see https://git.suckless.org/st/file/FAQ.html#l36

tl;dr: add this to your shell configuration file:

tput smkx

thenewmdzak · 2024-01-20 02:09:21

seth wrote:

What /is/ the output of "echo $TERM"? "st-256color"?

The output is :

$ echo $TERM
st-256color

thenewmdzak · 2024-01-20 02:12:21

Head_on_a_Stick wrote:

For st see https://git.suckless.org/st/file/FAQ.html#l36
tl;dr: add this to your shell configuration file:
tput smkx

Where is the shell configuration file normally stored. My first assumption was that .bashrc would be the shell configuration file. It would be very kind of you to please confirm.

seth · 2024-01-20 08:26:33

It would be very kind of you to just test you hypothesis.
If you for some weird reason are unaware what your shell is: "echo $SHELL" and in case it's bash you probably also want to read https://man.archlinux.org/man/core/bash … INVOCATION

Head_on_a_Stick · 2024-01-20 12:07:46

The canonical method of determining the shell is use is

echo $0

`echo $SHELL` will show the login shell, as defined in /etc/passwd. The interactive & login shells are usually the same but not always.

~$ echo $SHELL
/bin/oksh
~$ bash -c 'echo $SHELL' 
/bin/oksh
~$ bash -c 'echo $0'     
bash
~$

thenewmdzak · 2024-01-21 02:22:10

seth wrote:

It would be very kind of you to just test you hypothesis.
If you for some weird reason are unaware what your shell is: "echo $SHELL" and in case it's bash you probably also want to read https://man.archlinux.org/man/core/bash … INVOCATION

Thank You after adding

tput smkx

in my .bashrc the delete key behaves as intended. Many thanks to everyone who helped.

I will mark the issue as solved. However if you would recommend me what to read to know about how this problem was created I would appreciate it.

seth · 2024-01-21 09:17:37

Head_on_a_Stick wrote:

For st see https://git.suckless.org/st/file/FAQ.html#l36

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