Home and End Key Keyboard Mappings do not work for local terminal connection to MAC
Home and End Key Keyboard Mappings do not work for local terminal connection to MAC
I have a 2021 MacBook Pro 32G with Sonoma 14.5 with a Macally external MAC keyboard
I am using RDM 2024.1.8.6
I recently upgraded to Sonoma and it broke Karbiner Elements and my home/end key mappings no longer work.
Meaning I am unable to press the home key to go to the beginning of the line or the end key to go to the end of the line.
The only way I was able to home and end and shift/home shift/end it to work and correspond to CTRL-A (home) or CTRL-E (end) is to create
/Users/bpatridge/Library/KeyBindings/DefaultKeyBinding.dict with{ "\UF729" = moveToBeginningOfLine:; // home "\UF72B" = moveToEndOfLine:; // end "^a" = moveToBeginningOfLine:; // home "^e" = moveToBeginningOfLine:; // end "$\UF729" = moveToBeginningOfParagraphAndModifySelection:; // shift-home "$\UF72B" = moveToEndOfParagraphAndModifySelection:; // shift-end "^\UF729" = moveToBeginningOfDocument:; // ctrl-home "^\UF72B" = moveToEndOfDocument:; // ctrl-end "^$\UF729" = moveToBeginningOfDocumentAndModifySelection:; // ctrl-shift-home "^$\UF72B" = moveToEndOfDocumentAndModifySelection:; // ctrl-shift-end "^\UF702" = moveWordLeft:; // ctrl-left "^$\UF702" = moveWordLeftAndModifySelection:; // ctrl-shift-left "^\UF703" = moveWordRight:; // ctrl-right "^$\UF703" = moveWordRightAndModifySelection:; // ctrl-shift-right "^\U7F" = deleteWordBackward:; // ctrl-backspace "^\UF728" = deleteWordForward:; // ctrl-delete "^/" = "noop:"; // ctrl-slash stops beep}
That works in my apps including iTerm2 and terminal natively /etc.
However when I connect to the local mac by clicking on tools-->Terminal, or create an SSH Terminal to my local mac, the HOME and END key do not work.
If when in the RDM ssh (iterm2) session I press CTRL+a it does move the cursor to home
If when in the RDM ssh (iterm2) session I press CTRL+e it does move the cursor to end
If I open iterm2 natively home and end key do work as expected.
It works natively in terminal when I change the 'bash' keybindings to map the 'home' & end key to
\033[H
\033[F
If I click on an RDM SSH session to a Linux system using the same settings of my local mac terminal, Home and End DO work.
RDM Settings include:
- The default Terminal set to iTerm2
- SSH Shell is BASH
- Home /End key mode: default (I have also tried standard)
It seems like when I ssh to 'localhost' which connects to my local MacTerminal it is not using iTerm2 or Terminal??
If you have any ideas let me know.
Thanks!
All Comments (7)
Hi,
I've successfully reproduced your issue and opened a ticket.
We'll report back here when we have a solution.
Best regards,
Jesse Galarneau
This is still occurring even with RDM 2055.2.12.6
Have you found any workarounds?
Hi,
We apologize for the delay. We have not yet had the opportunity to address this issue.
The priority of this ticket has been readjusted to ensure it is resolved as quickly as possible.
Best regards,
Jesse Galarneau
Although it may be worth adding an option in the UI I was able to FINALLY find a workaround.
I added the following to my ~/.inputrc
# Home Key "\e[1~": beginning-of-line # End Key "\e[4~": end-of-line
Exited and restarted a terminal session and now home/end work
Hello,
Thank you for being so patient!
I'm pleased to inform you that a new version of RDM Mac(2026.1.12.2) has been released, featuring the requested feature.
Latest Version: Download RDM
Please let us know if this works or if you encounter any issues.
Best regards,
Maxim Robert
Hello @Maxim Robert , thanks for your feedback but the same issue with Home/End keys not working seems to be on the Windows build. Maybe it was fixed just for the Mac version, is there any plan to address the issue also on Windows? I'm on the latest 2026.1.23.0 and all my SSH sessions are affected. I tried @benpatridge suggested fix and it works, but just on a single guest/user base.
Hello Luca,
Thank you for your reply,
What type of Workspace are you using with RDM?
https://docs.devolutions.net/rdm/workspaces/workspace-types
The latest version is currently 2026.2.9.0. I would like to confirm whether you still encounter an issue with this version. Depending on your workspace, upgrading may require a database upgrade.
Let me know,
Best regards,
Samuel Dery
