The PROTERMCAP file maps key functions to key labels. The following table shows the mappings as installed. Many of the mappings shown are terminal specific, and certain terminals might not support the function for a particular sequence given in the table.

Table 1. OpenEdge PROTERMCAP key functions
Key function UNIX key label
ABORT CTRL-\ CTRL-ALT-DEL
APPEND-LINE CTRL-A
BACKSPACE BACKSPACE CTRL-H DEL-CHAR
BACK-TAB BACK-TAB CTRL-U SHIFT-TAB
BELL BELL CTRL-G
BLOCK SELECT CTRL-V
BOTTOM-COLUMN ESC-CTRL-B
BREAK-LINE ESC-B
CANCEL-PICK ESC-CTRL-X
CHOICES ESC-CTRL-H
CLEAR F8 CTRL-Z
CLOSE ESC-Z
COMPILE ESC-P
COPY F11 ESC-C
CURSOR-DOWN CURSOR-DOWN CTRL-J
CURSOR-LEFT CURSOR-LEFT CTRL-O
CURSOR-RIGHT CURSOR-RIGHT CTRL-L
CURSOR-UP CURSOR-UP CTRL-K
CUT F10 ESC-X
DEFAULT-POP-UP ESC-U
DELETE-CHARACTER DEL
DELETE-COLUMN ESC-CTRL-Z
DELETE-END-LINE ESC-K
DELETE-FIELD ESC-CTRL-D
DELETE-LINE REMOVE CTRL-D
DELETE-WORD ESC-D
EDITOR-BACKTAB CTRL-B
EDITOR-TAB CTRL-G
END END ESC -> ESC-.
END-ERROR F4 PF4 ESC CTRL-E
ENTER-MENUBAR F3 PF3 ESC-M
EXIT ESC-Q
FIND CTRL-F FIND
FIND-NEXT ESC-F
FIND-PREVIOUS ESC-I
GET F5 ESC-O
GO F1 PF1 CTRL-X DO
GOTO ESC-G
HELP HELP F2 ESC-? PF2
HOME HOME ESC-H ESC-h ESC-< ESC-,
INSERT-COLUMN ESC-CTRL-N
INSERT-FIELD ESC-CTRL-G
INSERT-FIELD-DATA ESC-CTRL-F
INSERT-FIELD-LABEL ESC-CTRL-E
INSERT-MODE INS F9 CTRL-T CTRL-@
LEFT-END ESC-LEFT-ARROW ALT-LEFT-ARROW
MAIN-MENU ESC-CTRL-M
MOVE ESC-CTRL-V
NEW ESC-N
NEW-LINE INSERT-HERE CTRL-N
NEXT-ERROR ESC-E
NEXT-FRAME ESC-CTRL-I
NEXT-WORD CTRL-W
OPEN-LINE-ABOVE ESC-L
OPTIONS ESC-CTRL-O
PAGE-DOWN PAGE-DOWN ESC-CURSOR-DOWN ESC-DOWN-ARROW NEXT-PAGE NEXT-SCRN
PAGE-LEFT ESC-W
PAGE-RIGHT ESC-Y ESC-CTRL-J
PAGE-RIGHT-TEXT ESC-CTRL-J
PAGE-UP PAGE-UP ESC-CURSOR-UP ESC-UP-ARROW PREV-PAGE PREV-SCRN
PASTE F12 ESC-V
PICK ESC-CTRL-P
PICK-AREA ESC-CTRL-W
PICK-BOTH ESC-CTRL-Q
PREV-FRAME ESC-CTRL-U
PREV-WORD CTRL-P
PUT F6 ESC-S
RECALL F7 CTRL-R
REPLACE ESC-R
REPORTS ESC-CTRL-A
RESUME-DISPLAY CTRL-Q
RETURN RETURN CTRL-M
RIGHT-END ESC-CURSOR-RIGHT ESC-RIGHT-ARROW ALT-RIGHT-ARROW
SAVE-AS ESC-A
SCROLL-LEFT ESC-CTRL-L
SCROLL-MODE ESC-T
SCROLL-RIGHT ESC-CTRL-R
SETTINGS ESC-CTRL-@
STOP CTRL-C CTRL-BREAK
STOP-DISPLAY CTRL-S
TAB TAB CTRL-I
TOP-COLUMN ESC-CTRL-T