Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!decwrl!pa.dec.com!granite.pa.dec.com!mellon From: mellon@nigiri.pa.dec.com (Ted Lemon) Newsgroups: comp.unix.ultrix Subject: Re: File-completion on Ultrix V4 uses backspace with 8th bit set Message-ID: Date: 27 May 91 23:59:06 GMT References: <13198@uhccux.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu> Sender: news@pa.dec.com (News) Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation Lines: 20 In-Reply-To: ralph@uhheph.phys.hawaii.edu's message of 24 May 91 23:14:17 GMT Nope, it's not your fault. It's what we fondly refer to as a "bug". You might try setting your VT220 or VT320 into ``seven bit'' mode - perhaps it'll then strip the extra bit. Chances are that unless you're using the special Hawaiian character set, you're not using the eight bit functionality anyway. If you're using Xterm, the Ultrix 4.2 version of Xterm has a workaround installed - just add the following line to your .Xdefaults file: XTerm.decCShellFix: true This will only work with the DEC-supplied version of xterm, of course. If you have your own version build from source, I can supply you with a patch to enable this functionality. _MelloN_ P.S. DEC doesn't support a Hawaiian character set, and as far as I know, has no plans to support one in the future. I was just kidding. :')