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Date:      Wed, 11 Dec 2002 12:56:13 +1300
From:      Jonathan Chen <jonc@chen.org.nz>
To:        JacobRhoden <f3z@iprimus.com.au>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Backspace and Delete keys under PuTTY
Message-ID:  <20021210235613.GA25919@grimoire.chen.org.nz>
In-Reply-To: <200212111003.03585.f3z@iprimus.com.au>
References:  <20021210120315.V9278-100000@moredhel.hayholt.org> <Pine.BSF.4.10.10212101316511.83051-100000@ady.warpnet.ro> <20021210194638.GA24994@grimoire.chen.org.nz> <200212111003.03585.f3z@iprimus.com.au>

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Jonathan Chen <jonc@chen.org.nz>
On Wed, Dec 11, 2002 at 10:03:03AM +1100, JacobRhoden wrote:
> On Wed, 11 Dec 2002 06:46, Jonathan Chen wrote:
> > It's Linux that's stepping on standards. Their default config is to
> > have erase=DEL. All other UNIX boxen I've used have erase=BACKASPCE.
> > I suspect the PUTTY writers have been heavily influenced by Linux.
> 
> I myself am going insane in an environment where every second box requires a 
> different setting (aaaargh!! and stuff). Is there a way to override the local 
> settings on the Linux/Solaris/etc... ?

Most shells honour /etc/profile and /etc/csh.login. I tend to add the
following line on these files:

    stty erase '^h'

Cheers.
-- 
Jonathan Chen <jonc@chen.org.nz>                    Once is dumb luck.
                                                 Twice is coincidence.
             Three times and Somebody Is Trying To Tell You Something.

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