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Date:      Sat, 2 Aug 2008 21:50:57 -0400
From:      "Michael P. Soulier" <msoulier@digitaltorque.ca>
To:        Schiz0 <schiz0phrenic21@gmail.com>
Cc:        FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Backspace Key Not Working
Message-ID:  <20080803014938.GB6381@piglet.digitaltorque.ca>
In-Reply-To: <8d23ec860807260848g149df722i801d1d45aa61edcf@mail.gmail.com>
References:  <8d23ec860807260848g149df722i801d1d45aa61edcf@mail.gmail.com>

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On 26/07/08 Schiz0 said:

> Hey,
>=20
> I have an annoying problem that I'm not sure how to solve. Here's my setu=
p:
>=20
> PuTTy =3D> My FreeBSD 6.2 box =3D> Production FreeBSD 7.0 box
>=20
> All via SSH, of course. Now, on my FreeBSD 6.2 box, the backspace key
> works fine all the time. However, when I connect from my 6.2 box into
> the production 7.0 box, the backspace key does not work all the time.
> In the console, it works fine (as in, it deletes what I type).
> However, when I'm in programs such as VIM, it displays "^?" instead of
> deleting. Is there a way to fix this?

Does it work in the terminal?

Lets see=20

stty -a

in the shell.=20

Also see

:h fixdel

in Vim.=20

Mike
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Michael P. Soulier <msoulier@digitaltorque.ca>
"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It
takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite
direction." --Albert Einstein

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