Because I don’t know why it’s not default, and most guides on the net don’t work. (source)

1. Open Terminal.app
2. Open the Preferences window (CMD+,)
3. Click the Settings tab
4. Select your current Settings theme, and click on the Keyboard tab
5. Edit (or Add) the entry for Home
   • Set Action: to send string to shell:
   • Set the string to \001 (or press Ctrl+a)
6. Edit (or Add) the entry for End
   • Set Action: to send string to shell:
   • Set the string to \005 (or press Ctrl+e)

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