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Re: Cygwin 1.7.5-1: backspace does not work correctly when using "set -o vi" in pdksh in the console window
On Apr 19 18:52, RISINGP1@nationwide.com wrote:
> 2) Once the console window is open, enter the command "stty erase ^?"
> (this is the incorrect character value (0x7f) that the backspace key is
> now sending in the console window - it should be sending ^H (0x08) like it
> has for decades in every terminal interface I have used, except for one -
> the 0x7f value is what used to be generated by the Delete key.)
Did you work in xterm or the Linux console lately? Try pressing
Ctrl-V Backspace in both of them. You'll see ^?, not ^H.
Corinna
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