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From: caf@omen.UUCP (Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: where's the *&^@#$*&^ RUBOUT  key????
Message-ID: <609@omen.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 24-Oct-87 07:30:38 EST
Article-I.D.: omen.609
Posted: Sat Oct 24 07:30:38 1987
Date-Received: Mon, 26-Oct-87 01:31:57 EST
References: <4375@ozdaltx.UUCP> <7674@steinmetz.steinmetz.UUCP>
Reply-To: caf@omen.UUCP (Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX)
Organization: Omen Technology Inc, Portland Oregon
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In article <7674@steinmetz.steinmetz.UUCP> davidsen@crdos1.UUCP (bill davidsen) writes:
:In article <4375@ozdaltx.UUCP> root@ozdaltx.UUCP (root) writes:
:
:|I don't have a "rubout" key, havn't seen a PC yet with one
:|and I doubt I ever will.
:
:  Another name for rubout is "delete".

Would you believe "Ctrl-backspace" ??  That's the IBM PC keystroke that
results in the 0177 code.  Some comm programs allow the backspace or Del
function key to be redefined to send rubout when the remote application
requires it.