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Date:      Thu, 13 Apr 2000 15:10:50 +0000
From:      David Banning <tracker@worldy.com>
To:        Mark Ovens <mark@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
Cc:        FreeBSD <questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: backspace produces ^H in X
Message-ID:  <38F5E37A.41C67EA6@worldy.com>
References:  <38F5CECB.41C67EA6@worldy.com> <20000413190604.A233@parish>

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Mark Ovens wrote:
> 
> 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
Tried it. Works! - Thanks Mark.

> > 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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