zsh-terminfo-bindkeys.plugin.zsh

# Borrowed from Zsh Wiki
# http://zshwiki.org/home/zle/bindkeys#reading_terminfo

# create a zkbd compatible hash;
# to add other keys to this hash, see: man 5 terminfo
typeset -A key

key[Home]="$terminfo[khome]"
key[End]="$terminfo[kend]"
key[Insert]="$terminfo[kich1]"
key[Backspace]="$terminfo[kbs]"
key[Delete]="$terminfo[kdch1]"
key[Up]="$terminfo[kcuu1]"
key[Down]="$terminfo[kcud1]"
key[Left]="$terminfo[kcub1]"
key[Right]="$terminfo[kcuf1]"
key[PageUp]="$terminfo[kpp]"
key[PageDown]="$terminfo[knp]"

# setup key accordingly
[[ -n "$key[Home]"      ]] && bindkey -- "$key[Home]"      beginning-of-line
[[ -n "$key[End]"       ]] && bindkey -- "$key[End]"       end-of-line
[[ -n "$key[Insert]"    ]] && bindkey -- "$key[Insert]"    overwrite-mode
[[ -n "$key[Backspace]" ]] && bindkey -- "$key[Backspace]" backward-delete-char
[[ -n "$key[Delete]"    ]] && bindkey -- "$key[Delete]"    delete-char
[[ -n "$key[Up]"        ]] && bindkey -- "$key[Up]"        up-line-or-history
[[ -n "$key[Down]"      ]] && bindkey -- "$key[Down]"      down-line-or-history
[[ -n "$key[Left]"      ]] && bindkey -- "$key[Left]"      backward-char
[[ -n "$key[Right]"     ]] && bindkey -- "$key[Right]"     forward-char

# Finally, make sure the terminal is in application mode, when zle is
# active. Only then are the values from $terminfo valid.
if (( ${+terminfo[smkx]} )) && (( ${+terminfo[rmkx]} )); then
    function zle-line-init () {
        echoti smkx
    }
    function zle-line-finish () {
        echoti rmkx
    }
    zle -N zle-line-init
    zle -N zle-line-finish
fi