When using vim with screen the keys ctrl + right and ctrl + left don't work

Question

In the last days i became very addicted of using the combination terminator (in full screen) + screen + vim. But i'm having problems with the ctrl + right and ctrl + left key mappings, they are erasing text instead of jumping words. I already checked and it works as expected when using only terminator and vim.

Somebody know how to fix this issue?

Thanks in advance

score 7 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 02 '10 at 15:20

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It's probably due to TERM being set to screen. If using bash, try:

export TERM=xterm

before running vim.

Note this might have other consequences, so you might want to try other terminals if that's the case.

answered Dec 02 '10 at 15:20

icyrock.com

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Tks, it works like a charm – Dimas Kotvan Dec 03 '10 at 13:07
Nice, glad it worked fine for you! – icyrock.com Dec 04 '10 at 15:21
Thanks; I really wanted to use byobu in ubunut, but these issues just made it frustrating. – nlucaroni Sep 26 '11 at 20:30

score 4 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 23 '12 at 09:50

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You can also use :set term=xterm inside of vim

answered Sep 23 '12 at 09:50

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When using vim with screen the keys ctrl + right and ctrl + left don't work

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