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From: rob@hp-ses.SDE.HP.COM (Robert Oyung)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: Backspace Key Causes Kill
Message-ID: <920043@hp-ses.SDE.HP.COM>
Date: 29 Dec 89 21:33:00 GMT
References: <330028@vantage.UUCP>
Organization: Integrated Office Systems, Palo Alto
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/ hp-ses:comp.sys.hp / ray@vantage.UUCP (Ray Liere) /  9:13 am  Dec 27, 1989 /

>     We set TERM to the appropriate value, but when I press the backspace key,
>     it is as if I had pressed del. In other words, backspace causes "kill"
>     instead of "erase".

>     Cntrl-H does work for back spacing,
>     I tend to need to use backspace a lot ... :-)

>     If there is a choice, I would rather have backspace do erase and 
>     have to key in cntrl-U for kill.

>     Can anyone tell me if the problem:
>     1) is solvable at all?

yes.

>     2) if so, should I be looking at
>        a) changing the TERM's termcap/terminfo entry (ugh...)

Ugh. is right.  Don't need to do this.

>        b) issuing some stty command

This is the answer.

Type:
       stty -erase 'X'

where X is: <ctrl-v> backspace key 

(i.e. type ctrl-v and then press the backspace key, ctrl-v "escapes" the
      next keystroke and takes it literally)


>     Thanks for your assistance.

Your welcome!

>     Ray Liere
>     Vantage Consulting and Research Corporation

Robert Oyung
Integrated Office Systems
HP Corporate Offices