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How to Map Alt key globally


From: Tim Johnson
Subject: How to Map Alt key globally
Date: Sat, 5 May 2018 10:38:44 -0800
User-agent: Mutt/1.9.4 (2018-02-28)

The following error message
global-set-key: Key sequence M-a starts with non-prefix key ESC

Is generated when I attempted to execute
(global-set-key (kbd "M-a") 'move-beginning-of-line)

Alt-a is undefined prior to execution

What is proper way to map this keystroke?

thanks
-- 
Tim Johnson
http://www.akwebsoft.com, http://www.tj49.com



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