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From: gwyn@smoke.brl.mil (Doug Gwyn)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: DELETE/BACKSPACE key paradox on RS/6000
Message-ID: <15478@smoke.brl.mil>
Date: 14 Mar 91 21:15:13 GMT
References: <1991Mar9.035843.16435@ico.isc.com> <1991Mar11.033714.2598@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au> <1991Mar14.173058.16978@cs.utk.edu>
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In article <1991Mar14.173058.16978@cs.utk.edu> jxt@cpdws1.ctd.ornl.gov (Tolliver J S) writes:
>machines, most of which use DELETE for the erase function. Here's a list:

I rather doubt that any of the UNIX variants you listed really would
default to use of ASCII DEL for the "erase" character, as long-standing
UNIX convention is to use DEL as the interrupt key.  Normal UNIX systems
have some initial terminal characteristics file that can be configured
to determine what the terminal handler is set to when a login occurs.
Check your System Administrator documentation to find out how to use this.