Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 19:06:04 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org> To: David Banning <tracker@worldy.com> Cc: FreeBSD <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: backspace produces ^H in X Message-ID: <20000413190604.A233@parish> In-Reply-To: <38F5CECB.41C67EA6@worldy.com>; from tracker@worldy.com on Thu, Apr 13, 2000 at 01:42:35PM %2B0000 References: <38F5CECB.41C67EA6@worldy.com>
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On Thu, Apr 13, 2000 at 01:42:35PM +0000, David Banning wrote:
> I am getting a hopeless ^H when I try and backspace in X.
>
> I get get rid of it ny typing "stty erase ^H" but
> I don't want to have to do this every session.
>
I take it that you mean in an xterm (or similar) when you say "in X".
If so, then add this to ~/.Xdefaults:
XTerm*ttyModes: erase ^H
Note that ``^H'' is the 2 characters ``^'' and ``H'', not a literal
Ctrl-H.
It will be loaded automatically next time you run X, but to activate
this change immediately in a currently running X session type
``xrdb < ~/.Xdefaults''.
> I have tried putting that "stty erase ^H" command in .xinitrc
> with no result and even put it in .profile
>
> I don't even know why this started happening.
>
> Any ideas?
>
>
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