backspace in vi is ^? in FC3

[Waldemar Jankowski]

Try 'stty erase ^?' ... hope that helps.

On Tue, 16 Nov 2004, Paul Howarth wrote:

> Mitch Wiedemann wrote:
> > Herbert Gasiorowski wrote:
> > 
> >> Robert G. (Doc) Savage wrote:
> >>
> >>> After upgrading from FC1 to FC3 I've noticed vi no longer backspaces
> >>> properly in insert mode. It puts up a ^? character instead. Has anyone
> >>> else noticed this?
> >>>
> >>
> >> Me too: but not only in vi, even in xterm!
> >>
> >> I am now using 'stty erase "<press-backspace>"' in /etc/profile...
> > 
> > 
> > You need the "vim-common" package.
> > 
> > #yum -y install vim-common
> 
> Already have it. Doesn't help.
> 
> Paul.
> 
> 
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