terminfo.md

zsh users are advised to use the terminfo database as the most portable way to assign commands to particular keychords, but I haven't been able to find a database of which terminfo sigils correspond to which keys. Fortunately, I found enough information written in ancient Sumerian that I could translate it into something modern humans can comprehend.

Key Chord	Terminfo Name
Backspace	kbs
Ctrl-Backspace	cub1
Insert	kich1
Shift-Insert	kIC
Alt-Insert	kIC3
Shift-Alt-Insert	kIC4
Ctrl-Insert	kIC5
Ctrl-Shift-Insert	kIC6
Ctrl-Alt-Insert	kIC7
Ctrl-Shift-Alt-Insert	kIC8

Key Chord	Terminfo Name
Delete	kdch1
Shift-Delete	kDC
Alt-Delete	kDC3
Shift-Alt-Delete	kDC4
Ctrl-Delete	kDC5
Ctrl-Shift-Delete	kDC6
Ctrl-Alt-Delete	kDC7
Ctrl-Shift-Alt-Delete	kDC8

Key Chord	Terminfo Name
Home	khome
Shift-Home	kHOM
Alt-Home	kHOM3
Shift-Alt-Home	kHOM4
Ctrl-Home	kHOM5
Ctrl-Shift-Home	kHOM6
Ctrl-Alt-Home	kHOM7
Ctrl-Shift-Alt-Home	kHOM8

Key Chord	Terminfo Name
End	kend
Shift-End	kEND
Alt-End	kEND3
Shift-Alt-End	kEND4
Ctrl-End	kEND5
Ctrl-Shift-End	kEND6
Ctrl-Alt-End	kEND7
Ctrl-Shift-Alt-End	kEND8

Key Chord	Terminfo Name
PageUp	kpp
Shift-PageUp	kPRV
Alt-PageUp	kPRV3
Shift-Alt-PageUp	kPRV4
Ctrl-PageUp	kPRV5
Ctrl-Shift-PageUp	kPRV6
Ctrl-Alt-PageUp	kPRV7
Ctrl-Shift-Alt-PageUp	kPRV8

Key Chord	Terminfo Name
PageDown	knp
Shift-PageDown	kNXT
Alt-PageDown	kNXT3
Shift-Alt-PageDown	kNXT4
Ctrl-PageDown	kNXT5
Ctrl-Shift-PageDown	kNXT6
Ctrl-Alt-PageDown	kNXT7
Ctrl-Shift-Alt-PageDown	kNXT8

Key Chord	Terminfo Name
Up	kcuu1
Shift-Up	kUP
Alt-Up	kUP3
Shift-Alt-Up	kUP4
Ctrl-Up	kUP5
Ctrl-Shift-Up	kUP6
Ctrl-Alt-Up	kUP7
Ctrl-Shift-Alt-Up	kUP8

Key Chord	Terminfo Name
Down	kcud1
Shift-Down	kDN
Alt-Down	kDN3
Shift-Alt-Down	kDN4
Ctrl-Down	kDN5
Ctrl-Shift-Down	kDN6
Ctrl-Alt-Down	kDN7
Ctrl-Shift-Alt-Down	kDN8

Key Chord	Terminfo Name
Right	kcuf1
Shift-Right	kRIT
Alt-Right	kRIT3
Shift-Alt-Right	kRIT4
Ctrl-Right	kRIT5
Ctrl-Shift-Right	kRIT6
Ctrl-Alt-Right	kRIT7
Ctrl-Shift-Alt-Right	kRIT8

Key Chord	Terminfo Name
Left	kcub1
Shift-Left	kLFT
Alt-Left	kLFT3
Shift-Alt-Left	kLFT4
Ctrl-Left	kLFT5
Ctrl-Shift-Left	kLFT6
Ctrl-Alt-Left	kLFT7
Ctrl-Shift-Alt-Left	kLFT8

Key Chord	Terminfo Name
F1	kf1
F2	kf2
F3	kf3
F4	kf4
F5	kf5
F6	kf6
F7	kf7
F8	kf8
F9	kf9
F10	kf10
F11	kf11
F12	kf12
Shift-F2	kf14
Shift-F3	kf15
Shift-F4	kf16
Shift-F5	kf17
Shift-F6	kf18
Shift-F7	kf19
Shift-F8	kf20
Shift-F9	kf21
Shift-F10	kf22
Shift-F11	kf23
Shift-F12	kf24
Ctrl-F1	kf25
Ctrl-F2	kf26
Ctrl-F3	kf27
Ctrl-F4	kf28
Ctrl-F5	kf29
Ctrl-F6	kf30
Ctrl-F7	kf31
Ctrl-F8	kf32
Ctrl-F9	kf33
Ctrl-F10	kf34
Ctrl-F11	kf35
Ctrl-F12	kf36
Ctrl-Shift-F1	kf37
Ctrl-Shift-F2	kf38
Ctrl-Shift-F3	kf39
Ctrl-Shift-F4	kf40
Ctrl-Shift-F5	kf41
Ctrl-Shift-F6	kf42
Ctrl-Shift-F7	kf43
Ctrl-Shift-F8	kf44
Ctrl-Shift-F9	kf45
Ctrl-Shift-F10	kf46
Ctrl-Shift-F11	kf47
Ctrl-Shift-F12	kf48
Alt-F1	kf49
Alt-F2	kf50
Alt-F3	kf51
Alt-F4	kf52
Alt-F5	kf53
Alt-F6	kf54
Alt-F7	kf55
Alt-F8	kf56
Alt-F9	kf57
Alt-F10	kf58
Alt-F11	kf59
Alt-F12	kf60
Shift-Alt-F1	kf61
Shift-Alt-F2	kf62
Shift-Alt-F3	kf63

For no adequately explained reason that I can find (wasn't the point of terminfo to smooth over historical nonsense like this?) not all combinations of modifier and function keys have names. However, if you press Ctrl-V at the commandline, then hold down Shift and Alt and hit the F4 key, you'll get something (for me it looks like ^[[1;4S) which you can use in zsh---just replace the ^[ with \e. I don't know how portable these codes are, though I'd wager they're the same on most modern systems - caveat emptor.

Huge thanks for the Ctrl-Backspace - cub1 entry. It was really unclear, all other combinations presented in the terminfo man as shifted keys. And I was puzzled there is no shifted Backspace. This really requires some alien knowledge to learn that the cursor_left - cub1 - move left one space variable is actually a Ctrl+Backspace key chord

I confess it has been so long since I wrote this I've forgotten what I did to find things out. I may just have neglected to try Shift-Backspace.