From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Sep 15 07:06:07 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 CBFAB16A418 for ; Sat, 15 Sep 2007 07:06:07 +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 66B2813C45E for ; Sat, 15 Sep 2007 07:06:07 +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 l8F765uX056390; Sat, 15 Sep 2007 00:06:06 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: (from kline@localhost) by tao.thought.org (8.13.8/8.13.1/Submit) id l8F7646H056389; Sat, 15 Sep 2007 00:06:04 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kline) Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2007 00:06:04 -0700 From: Gary Kline To: Pollywog Message-ID: <20070915070604.GA54060@thought.org> References: <20070915010103.GA54302@thought.org> <200709150117.58753.lists-fbsd@shadypond.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200709150117.58753.lists-fbsd@shadypond.com> 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: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 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 07:06:07 -0000 On Sat, Sep 15, 2007 at 01:17:58AM +0000, Pollywog wrote: > On Saturday 15 September 2007 01:01:03 Gary Kline wrote: > > 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 > > Does this also happen when you use vim? > I wonder if you are really using vi and not ee or some other editor. > I had many problems with vi so I did 'touch .vimrc' in my home directory > > cd ~ > touch .vimrc > > I use vim rather than vi and if I remember correctly, when I first installed > FreeBSD, 'vi' was actually a symlink to 'ee'. I might be wrong about that. > > To you and Aryeh Friedmanboth, nope, no joy. I was using the KDE Konsole and finally selected the "freebsd terminal"; now the "<-" key works, more/less." With Konsole I can have the BEL ('\007') sound; not with Terminal. I am still very much in learning mode since I recently changed from CTWM to Gnome.... tx, guys, gary -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org www.thought.org Public Service Unix http://jottings.thought.org http://transfinite.thought.org