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From: msf@prandtl.nas.nasa.gov (Michael S. Fischbein)
Newsgroups: comp.editors
Subject: Re: tough bug in vi
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Date: 23 Nov 88 19:28:59 GMT
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I tried sending a mail reply, but it bounced.

Try the command :map! ^H ^? ^?

where ^H means backspace, and ^? means delete.  Note that these can't be
entered directly, but must be quoted with control-V.  To automate them,
put the command in your .exrc or EXINIT.

		mike

Michael Fischbein                 msf@prandtl.nas.nasa.gov
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