> I get: " ^[OA " but the " ^[ " is highlighted the highlighted part is actually \e. it's more obvious when you use xxd: echo <c-v><the key> |xxd so what about this? bindkey "\eOA" history-beginning-search-backward regards -- Marc Chantreux Pôle de Calcul et Services Avancés à la Recherche (CESAR) http://annuaire.unistra.fr/p/20200