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From: pjh@mccc.UUCP (Peter J. Holsberg)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Printer and BACKSPACE
Message-ID: <245@mccc.UUCP>
Date: 25 Feb 88 19:21:25 GMT
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Keywords: nroff docs


I am attempting to print text files prepared with "nroff -man" on an
Okidata 294 printer.  This printer *is* capable of backspacing, but
seems to ignore the ^Hs in the text file.

Is there a way of setting the port to pass ^Hs unmolested?  I have tried
playing with /etc/gettydefs "printer" line, with ICANON and OPOST, but
nothing has worked yet.

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