Date: Sat, 20 Nov 1999 07:01:55 +0200 From: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za> To: Jonathon McKitrick <jcm@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: csh backspace Message-ID: <48110.943074115@axl.noc.iafrica.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 19 Nov 1999 23:51:17 EST." <383628C4.665929D5@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
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On Fri, 19 Nov 1999 23:51:17 EST, Jonathon McKitrick wrote: > Is there a simple way to get the backspace key to work right for > the default root shell? That is CSH, right? In your .cshrc, add: stty erase ^H The "^" and the "H" can be two distinct characters; you needn't try to get clever about storing a control character in your .cshrc file. See the stty(1) manual page for more details. Ciao, Sheldon. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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