Keyboard mapping stuffed in terminal

Question

I'm logging into a remote linux box:

 Linux lbox 2.6.32-5-amd64 #1 SMP Wed May 18 23:13:22 UTC 2011 x86_64 GNU/Linux

and my keyboard mapping seems to have gone down the drain.

up: ^[[A
down: ^[[B
right: ^[[C
left: ^[[D
tab: Real tab (doesn't do auto-completion)

What is happening?

How are you logging in? What client? What do you see from `echo $TERM`? Have you tried running `reset`, or simply reconnecting? — Zoredache, Oct 05 '12 at 00:24

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 05 '12 at 00:48

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apparently I was automatically logged into /bin/sh instead of the bash shell

typing: bash brought me into the bash shell

> bash

Now looking into making bash my default shell

answered Oct 05 '12 at 00:48

denormalizer

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