From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Sep 15 01:01:08 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2D3F916A417 for ; Sat, 15 Sep 2007 01:01:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: from tao.thought.org (dsl231-043-140.sea1.dsl.speakeasy.net [216.231.43.140]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BA91613C428 for ; Sat, 15 Sep 2007 01:01:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: from tao.thought.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by tao.thought.org (8.13.8/8.13.1) with ESMTP id l8F114Ep054370 for ; Fri, 14 Sep 2007 18:01:04 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: (from kline@localhost) by tao.thought.org (8.13.8/8.13.1/Submit) id l8F113Eg054369 for freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG; Fri, 14 Sep 2007 18:01:03 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kline) Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 18:01:03 -0700 From: Gary Kline To: FreeBSD Mailing List Message-ID: <20070915010103.GA54302@thought.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i X-Organization: Thought Unlimited. Public service Unix since 1986. X-Of_Interest: With 21 of service to the Unix community. Cc: Subject: remote [ssh] Backspace] key gives me "^?" X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2007 01:01:08 -0000 Sometimes when I ssh from a remote server and edit a file with vi, my [Backspace keys] are not interpretered correctly. Instead of erasing characters and backing up one byte and clearing that character my cursor moves forward. Example: typing "This" as "thos" and backspacing to the 'o' I'll see "thos^?^?" Can anybody 'splain what idiot thing i'm doing wrong and how to fix it? tia, gary -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org www.thought.org Public Service Unix http://jottings.thought.org http://transfinite.thought.org