OS:     Xubuntu 15.10
mutt:   1.5.23 

I have been running mutt on a Solaris system for years.  I am now
transitioning to a Ubuntu machine.  I am using the same Sun Type 6 keyboard
on moth machines, however, on the new system these are some escape
sequences issued by keys that include a semicolon which did not occur on
the Sun system.  Here is an example:

        Keypad 5 Key:    ^[[20;2~

In the .muttrc file, these sequences cannot be unquoted so I have entries
like:

        bind generic   "<esc>[20;2~"    select-entry
        bind attach    "<esc>[20;2~"    view-attach

However, none of the bindings or macros that have ";" in them are defined
when mutt runs.

I have tried various alternatives in the .muttrc file such as:

        <esc>[20\;2~

and

        "^[[20;2~"

but nothing works.  Furthermore, when I am in mutt and hit "?", the bindings
escape sequences are properly shown in the list!

I'm running mutt in an xfce4-terminal but I get the same results when I
use an xterm.

What is the trick for getting these escape sequences recognized?

Regards,
--
Jeff Small

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