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From: Nathan Kinkade <nkinkade@ub.edu.bz>
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On Fri, Oct 22, 2004 at 12:35:36AM +0200, Matthias F. Brandstetter wrote:
> Hi all,
>=20
> I am using FreeBSD 4.10, working under bash. I use keymap "german.iso", a=
nd=20
> everything works fine, no problems with deadkeys or similar.
>=20
> Only thing is, I can't use the "del" key. When I type a string in console=
,=20
> use "home" to get to first char and then hit "del" to delete this first=
=20
> char, I get a tilde (~) insted of earasing the character.
>=20
> Any ideas on this?
> Greetings and TIA, Matthias

This probably has more to do with your terminal program and less to do
with bash itself.  Take a look at this helpful document:

http://www.ibb.net/~anne/keyboard.html

Nathan
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