Ctrl-w

[ACX]

Hello,
I have problems with the ctrl-w command to delete the last word before cursor (in BASH - Emacs mode).
The other ctrl shortcuts work as expected :
ctrl-a : Move cursor to beginning of line
ctrl-e : Move cursor to end of line
ctrl-u : Cut everything before the cursor
ctrl-k : Cut everything after the cursor
ctrl-y : Paste the last thing to be cut
ctrl-_ : Undo

I'm using SecureCRT 7.0.2 on Mac OS X 10.8.2

[miked]

Greetings ACX,

Thanks for posting your question/issue. I tested SecureCRT 7.0.2 on OS X 10.8.2 and Ctrl-W works for me, so I'm pretty sure the issue you're seeing isn't a bug with SecureCRT.

Can you connect to the server, run stty -a, and let me know what you see?

[ACX]

Hi, i'im now using 7.1 beta 3 to see if if was fixed.

This is the result:

[root@w2 ~]# stty -a
speed 38400 baud; rows 55; columns 115; line = 0;
intr = ^C; quit = ^\; erase = ^?; kill = ^U; eof = ^D; eol = <undef>; eol2 = <undef>; swtch = <undef>; start = ^Q;
stop = ^S; susp = ^Z; rprnt = ^R; werase = ^W; lnext = ^V; flush = ^O; min = 1; time = 0;
-parenb -parodd cs8 -hupcl -cstopb cread -clocal -crtscts -cdtrdsr
-ignbrk -brkint -ignpar -parmrk -inpck -istrip -inlcr -igncr icrnl ixon -ixoff -iuclc -ixany -imaxbel -iutf8
opost -olcuc -ocrnl onlcr -onocr -onlret -ofill -ofdel nl0 cr0 tab0 bs0 vt0 ff0
isig icanon iexten echo echoe echok -echonl -noflsh -xcase -tostop -echoprt echoctl echoke

[miked]

ACX,

I tested SecureCRT 7.1.0 on OS X 10.8.3 and Ctrl-W works for me, connected to a remote Linux server running bash, so I don't think the problem is a bug in SecureCRT.

Your server setting looks like it should: werase = ^W, so I don't think the problem is with the remote settings.

Can you look through the keyboard shortcuts defined in System Preferences and look for ^W in each of the categories (Application Shortcuts, etc.)?

As a workaround do you want to try mapping a key in SecureCRT to send the escape code that Ctrl-W would send? Here's how you could map the F5 key:

• Open Session Options / Terminal / Emulation / Mapped Keys
• Press the as a workaround button
• When prompted to press the key you want to map, press the F5 key
• Function should be Send String
• Type \027 in the Send String entry box